Definition of Bush clover

1. Noun. Shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Bush Clover

busgirl
busgirls
bush-Kanaka
bush-dog
bush-hen
bush-hens
bush-league
bush-telegraph
bush antelope
bush antelopes
bush babies
bush baby
bush baptist
bush baptists
bush clover (current term)
bush dog
bush dogs
bush fire
bush frog
bush hammer
bush hammers
bush hibiscus
bush honeysuckle
bush jacket
bush kanaka
bush lawyer
bush league
bush leaguer
bush leagues

Literary usage of Bush clover

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Ell. Narrow-leaved Bush-clover. Sandy fields. Infrequent. C. & S. *1330. L. capitata Michx. Round-headed Bush-clover. Abundant in old fields; prefers light ..."

2. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter, John Kunkel Small (1903)
"BUSH-CLOVER. (Man. p. 563 ; IF f. 2'95.) In dry soil, N. Eng. to Fla., ... SLENDER BUSH-CLOVER. (Man. p. 564 ; IFf 2198. ) Dry soil, Mass, to Minn., ..."

3. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1907)
"At night the bush clover leaves turn upward, completely changing the aspect of these ... Perhaps the commonest of the tribe is the Violet bush clover (L. ..."

4. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Round-headed Bush-clover. Abundant in old fields; prefers light sand. ... Bush-clover. Ann Arbor, Miss Clark; SW, Wright; Rochester, OA Farwell; Vestaburg, ..."

5. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1900)
"At night the bush clover leaves turn upward, completely changing the aspect of these ... Perhaps the commonest of the tribe is the Violet bush clover (L. ..."

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