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STINKING CLOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stinking clover mean? 

STINKING CLOVER (noun)
  The noun STINKING CLOVER has 1 sense:

1. plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamentalplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


STINKING CLOVER (noun)


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Meaning:

Plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cleome serrulata; Rocky Mountain bee plant; stinking clover

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

cleome; spiderflower (any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers)


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