trefoil
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tre·foil /ˈtriːfɔɪl, ˈtrefɔɪl/ noun [countable] technical 1. HBPa type of small plant that has leaves which divide into three parts 三叶植物2. CFa pattern in the shape of these leaves 三叶形
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trefoil• Bees hummed steadily through the yellow bird's foot trefoil that wove itself in a tangled carpet over the sand.Origin trefoil (1300-1400) Old French trefeuil, from Latin trifolium, from tri- “three” + folium “leaf”tre·foil nounChineseSyllable
leaves a type has small that which Corpus of plant
trefoil
tre‧foil /ˈtriːfɔɪl, ˈtrefɔɪl/
noun [countable] technical
2. a pattern in the shape of these leaves
tre‧foil /ˈtriːfɔɪl, ˈtrefɔɪl/
noun [countable] technical Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: trefeuil, from Latin trifolium, from tri- 'three' + folium 'leaf'
1. a type of small plant that has leaves which divide into three partsLanguage: Old French
Origin: trefeuil, from Latin trifolium, from tri- 'three' + folium 'leaf'
2. a pattern in the shape of these leaves