JAPANESE CLOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does japanese clover mean? 

• JAPANESE CLOVER (noun)
  The noun JAPANESE CLOVER has 1 sense:

1. an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

  Familiarity information: JAPANESE CLOVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAPANESE CLOVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

jap clover; japan clover; japanese clover; Lespedeza striata

Hypernyms ("japanese clover" is a kind of...):

bush clover; lespedeza (shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States)

Holonyms ("japanese clover" is a member of...):

genus Lespedeza (genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States)