Cloverleaf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cloverleaf is an adjective meaning In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
Meaning
In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
More Meanings
- (with plural cloverleaves) The leaf of a clover plant.
- (US) (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange.
- (intransitive) To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
Example Sentences
a fancy cloverleaf motif
The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp.
Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens.
By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Word Forms
- clover-leaf
- cloverleafs
- cloverleaves
- cloverleafing
- cloverleafed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leaved, leafed, multileaf, four-leaf, trifoliate, induplicative.
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