Cloverleaf

//ˈkloʊvɚliːf// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The leaf of a clover plant.

    "Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens."

  2. 2
    an interchange that does not require left-hand turns wordnet
  3. 3
    (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange. US

    "The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp."

Verb
  1. 1
    To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one. intransitive

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed. not-comparable

    "a fancy cloverleaf motif"

Example

More examples

"Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens."

Etymology

From clover + leaf.

Related phrases

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