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/ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/ · noun
Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium..
"The pristine, unbroken condition of the vessel – sometimes called a trefoil jug – caused the entire dig to 'come to a halt,' Søvsø remarked."
Use trefoil when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trefoil means Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium..
Common synonyms include threefoil, medick, clover, medic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"The pristine, unbroken condition of the vessel – sometimes called a trefoil jug – caused the entire dig to 'come to a halt,' Søvsø remarked."
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