cloverleaf
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ / /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/
adj
Etymology: From clover + leaf.
- In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
“a fancy cloverleaf motif”
noun
Etymology: From clover + leaf.
- The leaf of a clover plant.
“Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens.”
- (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange.
“The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp.”
“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.”
verb
Etymology: From clover + leaf.
- To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
“Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy.”