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Article: clover
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Copyright informationThe Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information)
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clover any plant of the genus
Trifolium,
leguminous hay and forage plants of the family Leguminosae (
pulse
family). Most of the species are native to north temperate or subtropical regions, and all the American cultivated forms have been introduced from Europe. Red clover (
T. pratense
), the state flower of Vermont, was the leading leguminous hay crop of the northeastern regions until it was surpassed by alfalfa. It is frequently seeded with timothy. Swedish, or alsike, clover (
T. hybridum
) is similarly used in the same area. The common white, or Dutch, clover (
T. repens
) is also cultivated at times but is considered a weed in fields and pastures, where it spreads rapidly. Its ...
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Article: sainfoin
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;
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......leguminous perennial herb ( Onobrychis viciaefolia ) of the family Leguminosae ( pulse family) indigenous in S Europe and in temperate W Asia...division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.
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