trefoil
3 synonyms for trefoil, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A plant related to peas with leaves made up of three leaflets, especially one of the clover family.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
This word came into English as Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil and trefeul, from Latin trifolium, formed from tri- (“three”) and folium (“leaf”).
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