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trefoil
noun
uk /ˈtref.ɔɪl/ us /ˈtriː ˌfɔɪl/
trefoilnoun (PLANT)
[ C or U ]
one of many different small, wild plants related to clover that have leaves divided into three parts and small yellow, red, white, or purple flowers :
The yellow flowers of bird's foot trefoil hummed with bees.
Clovers and trefoils are highly dependent on pollinators.
The recipe calls for fresh trefoil and shiso leaf.
Wild plants such as bird's-foot trefoil and creeping buttercup threaten to take over.
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aconite
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eglantine
elderflower
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erythronium
locoweed
loosestrife
lords-and-ladies
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love-in-a-mist
sea pink
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trefoilnoun (DESIGN)
[ C or U ]
a shape that consists of three curved lines arranged in a circle:
The trefoil shape is found throughout the cathedral's architectural design.
The building has three sides, three floors, trefoil windows, and three gables on each side.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geometrical shapes
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circularly
congruently
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cylindrically
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ovally
ovoid
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polyhedron
polytope
prism
pyramid
quadrilateral
rectangle
rectangular
rhombus
three-dimensional
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