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Definition of Clover-root
1. Noun. Hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clover-root
Literary usage of Clover-root
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1900)
"He will probably say that is the clover root seed, and when clover root dies that
seed grows. This farmer is a good deal like some professional men. ..."
2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Clover Root-borer f THE Clover Root-borer is practically the only insect pest
which seriously injures clover roots. It has long been known as a clover ..."
3. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England by Royal Agricultural Society of England (1874)
"The rest of the autumn-sown wheat was on clover-root, dunged ; a good deal of clover
... The bulkiest crop was obtained from 24 acres of clover-root ..."
4. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1899)
"24)—The Clover Root-borer generally occurs in a few localities in Canada every year,
... During the past summer the Clover Root-borer was observed doing ..."
5. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"The most injurious insects confined to red clover and other closely allied legumes
are: The clover root borer, Hylastes trifolii Mull. ..."
6. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Clover Root-borer f THE Clover Root-borer is practically the only insect pest
which seriously injures clover roots. It has long been known as a clover ..."
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