Clovered

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Encompassed or overlaid with clover plants, recognized for their distinctive trifoliate leaves
2. Decorated or enhanced with the presence of clover, often associated with themes of fortune when four-leaved varieties are involved
3. Covered or adorned by clover vegetation, typically noted for its unique three-leaf structure

Etymology: "Clovered" is a simple formation: the noun "clover" with the suffix "-ed," which turns a noun into an adjective meaning "furnished with" or "covered in" the thing named. So a field full of clover becomes a clovered field, much as a hilly landscape is hilled or a bearded man is bearded. Clover itself is the older and more important word. It comes from Old English "clāfre," and the modern spelling settled only gradually over the centuries. Its plant is famous for the three-part leaves that the adjective's meaning draws on, and the same leaf shape gave the plant its everyday place in folklore and in the shamrock tradition. The suffix does the work here, and the resulting adjective is a plain descriptive coinage rather than a term with a dramatic history. Its meaning follows directly from its parts: a meadow, lawn or hillside that has been overgrown or dotted with clover can be called clovered.

Synonyms: leafy, green, verdant, luscious, floriferous