Kura clover

noun

Ku·​ra clover

kəˈrä-,

ˈku̇rə-

: a perennial clover (Trifolium ambiguum) native to the Caucasus and Romania and introduced into America

called also honey clover, pellett clover

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Kura, river in Georgia and Azerbaidzhan, U.S.S.R.

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