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aspergillus(medicine)
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clover (iou) and aspergillus niger (medicine)


clover (iou)



clover noun & verb.
[Old English clafre = Middle & mod. Low German, Dutch klaver, from Germanic. First syll. corresp. to Old Saxon kle, Old High German kleo (German Klee).]
A. noun. Any of various leguminous plants constituting the genus Trifolium, with white, pink, etc., flowers in crowded heads and with trifoliate leaves; esp. any of several such plants grown as fodder, T. repens (more fully Dutch clover, white clover), T. pratense (more fully red clover), and T. hybridum (more fully ALSIKE clover). Cf. TREFOIL. OE.
Darling clover: see DARLING noun2. four-leaf clover, four-leaved clover (a representation of) a clover leaf with four leaflets, thought to bring good luck. in clover in ease and luxury. Japan clover = LESPEDEZA. rabbit-foot clover: see RABBIT noun. subterranean clover: see SUBTERRANEAN adjective. sweet clover: see SWEET adjective & adverb.
Comb.: clover-grass clover; clover leaf (chiefly N. Amer.) a road intersection whose layout resembles a four-leaf clover; clover weevil any of various small weevils which feed on leguminous crops.
b. verb trans. Sow or cover with clover. Chiefly as clovered ppl adjective. M17.
clovery adjective having much clover; of the Nature of clover: M17.

aspergillus niger (medicine)


aspergillus niger


A fungus causing smut or black mold of several fruits, Vegetables, etc.