crimson clover

noun

: an annual European clover (Trifolium incarnatum) that has cylindrical heads of crimson flowers and is cultivated in the U.S. especially as a cover crop

Examples of crimson clover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a living mulch, cut crimson clover back several times per season before the flowers set seed. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024

Cover crops like Austrian winter peas, crimson clover or fava beans are good options for home gardeners using no-till methods. —oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023

These include red clover, crimson clover, vetch, peas and beans. —Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023

Terracing the hills, tilling as little as possible and sowing plants like buckwheat and crimson clover prevented topsoil from eroding. —Linda Qiu, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2022

Nguyen plants cover crops among the wheat rows; crimson clover, for example, helps replenish nitrogen levels in the soil. —Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2022

For example, crimson clover and phacelia are relatively easy to incorporate into the soil. —oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2021

Visitors can walk through 10 acres planted with crimson clover, a flowering herb. —Susan Soldavin, baltimoresun.com, 20 May 2021

For example, planting cover crops such as spring oats or crimson clover helps stop weeds from taking root in bare soil, and growing a variety of crops in rotation can wrong-foot weeds helping to suppress populations. —Natasha Gilbert, Wired, 19 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crimson clover

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover