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clover
clover Low-growing annual, biennial, and perennial plants, native to temperate Europe, but now found throughout warmer regions of the
n Hemisphere. The leaves have three leaflets, rarely four, and the dense flower clusters are white, red, purple, pink or yellow. Some species are grown for cattle, others by beekeepers as a source of nectar. Most species are good nitrogen-fixers, due to bacteria in their
root nodules, which help to enrich soil. Family Fabaceae/Leguminosae; genus Trifolium. See also
nitrogen cycle;
nitrogen fixation
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Clovers Not a 'Silver Bullet' for High Costs Nitrogen
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...can be applied to the clover-ryegrass mix in late...Smith said, is that clovers can cause animal health...problems associated with clovers grown in East Texas...it is not limited to clovers," Smith said. "Any...ryegrass, wheat, clover - can cause bloat...
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 "Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)")
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clover; 260 reasons why Allison's in.
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 7/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...champion seven-leaf clover finder Allison, 43...six and seven-leaf clovers at her "secret" nearby...found 14 seven-leaf clovers in one visit again in...field. Since then, clover spotting has taken off...with 17 seven-leaf clovers bagged in one place...
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Clover Technologies Selects SoftBrands' Fourth Shift Enterprise Resource Planning Solution to Run Its Operations.
PR Newswire; 10/6/2005; 700+ words
; ...FirstCall/ -- SoftBrands, Inc. , today announced that Clover Technologies (Clover) has selected the Fourth Shift enterprise resource...performance across their Irish and European facilities. Clover, a leading provider of compatible consumable printing...
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Clover scheme targets exports
Newspaper article from: The Press; 12/18/1997; ; 700+ words
; More white clover seed producers need to lift their yields...has launched a programme called White Clover 1000. Its aim with the scheme is to lift...Farmers were encouraged to join White Clover 1000 as part of a Midlands Seed big white...
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Clover A. Ouelette
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 10/22/2008; 497 words
; ...YAKIMA - Beloved Mother, Grandmother Clover Alta Ouelette, 88, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday Oct. 19, 2008. Clover was born June 14, 1920 in Billings...George and Susanne Hert. As a young girl Clover lived in different parts of Montana...
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CLOVER Festival Shines.
PR Newswire; 9/26/2006; 700+ words
; ...entertainment, the recently-staged CLOVER Festival shone as a bright new vehicle...the people who participated in the 1st CLOVER Dance Festival. I totally enjoyed playin...Wow I guess I'll have to." Shares CLOVER artist, Kenneth Thomas, "One of the...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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CLOVER IS A CRUCIAL INGREDIENT.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 2/9/2002; 692 words
; Byline: RICHARD HALLORAN CLOVER has a lot going for it at the present...that, New Zealand work has shown that clover swards can generate higher levels of...has led to the development of white clover varieties containing protein that cannot...
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Clover is once again considered a good thing for your lawn [Corrected 07/20/07]
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/5/2007; ; 607 words
; ...being very lucky for the rabbit? Well, the clover on your lawn - both the three-leaf and the...ground cover and grazing material for animals (clover contains more protein than grasses), clover was no match for the marketing forces of lawn...
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Gulfport, Miss., Clover Specialty Co. Finds New Customers.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/17/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...s luck in those clovers," he said. And he should know: Clover Specialty grows and...thousands of shamrocks and clovers each year. Their...49th Street. The clovers, grown year-round...species called white clover, Trifolium repens...
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Gulfport, Fla., Clover Specialty Co. Finds New Customers.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)(Correction Notice)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/18/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...s luck in those clovers," he said. And he should know: Clover Specialty grows and...thousands of shamrocks and clovers each year. Their...49th Street. The clovers, grown year-round...species called white clover, Trifolium repens...
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Red Clover
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Red clover Description Red clover ( Trifolium pratense ) is a familiar meadow herb, one of 250 species...Irish shamrock is another species in this family of plants. Red clover is a European native naturalized throughout North America and Canada...
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Sweet Clover
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Sweet clover Definition Sweet clover ( Melilotus officinalis ) is a biennial plant that grows to heights...The plant is also called hart's tree, hay flower, king's clover, melilot, sweet lucerne, or wild laburnum. Sweet clover grows...
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The Clovers
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
The Clovers R&B group For the Record… Selected discography Sources The Clovers helped popularize rock ‘n’...invite good luck by naming his group the Four Clovers, yet the ouster of Woods and Shelton in favor...
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clover
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...timothy. Swedish, or alsike, clover ( T. hybridum ) is similarly...The common white, or Dutch, clover ( T. repens ) is also cultivated...of the United States. The clovers are excellent honey plants. Other plants are sometimes called clover, e.g., the related melilot...
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Clover, Peter
Book article from: Something About the Author
CLOVER, Peter Personal Born in London, England...Children's book author and illustrator Peter Clover was born in Islington, North London, and...remembers how to do a graceful cartwheel, Clover changed his career plans and has established...
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