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Klee

clover

noun KLAY Rare

Also means

trefoil

Usage Note

Klee is clover, the meadow legume; it is essentially uncountable. The lucky vierblättriges Kleeblatt (four-leaf clover) is proverbial, and jemanden über den grünen Klee loben means to praise someone excessively.

Examples

"Die Bienen summten über dem blühenden Klee."

Natural Translation

The bees buzzed over the flowering clover.

Literal Translation

The bees buzzed over the flowering clover.

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