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三叶草属 — meaning in English

sān yè cǎo shǔ

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English meaning

  • shamrock noun A small clover leaf with three leaflets, widely used as a symbol of Ireland.
  • trefoil noun Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.

Senses

三叶草属 is used for these senses in English:

  • cloverleaf interchange (US, Canada) A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions.
  • shamrock The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
  • trefoil Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.

trefoil — full definition

  1. noun Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
  2. noun A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.
  3. noun Ellipsis of trefoil knot.