Owl's clover

Owl's clover

Owl's clover may refer to plants in several closely related genera:


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  • owl's-clover — ☆ owl s clover [oulz′klō΄vər ] n. any of a genus (Orthocarpus) of plants of the figwort family of W North and South America; esp., a California species ( O. purpurascens) with red or purple upper leaves * * * …   Universalium

  • owl's-clover — ☆ owl s clover [oulz′klō΄vər ] n. any of a genus (Orthocarpus) of plants of the figwort family of W North and South America; esp., a California species ( O. purpurascens) with red or purple upper leaves …   English World dictionary

  • owl's clover — any of several western American plants belonging to the genus Orthocarpus, of the figwort family, having dense spikes of flowers in a variety of colors with conspicuous bracts. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • owl's clover — noun or owlclover ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : a California herb of the genus Orthocarpus * * * any of several western American plants belonging to the genus Orthocarpus, of the figwort family, having dense spikes of flowers in a variety of colors with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • owl'sclover — owl s clover n. Any of various New World plants of the genus Orthocarpus, having spikes of variously colored tubular flowers enclosed in prominent, often pigmented bracts.   [From the resemblance of the flowers of some species to owls faces.] * * …   Universalium

  • White clover — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White owl — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grass owl — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of Canadian plants by family S — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Salicaceae * Populus angustifolia narrowleaf cottonwood * Populus balsamifera balsam poplar * Populus… …   Wikipedia

  • Bay checkerspot butterfly — Taxobox name = Bay checkerspot butterfly status = LT status system = ESA status ref = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Nymphalidae genus = Euphydryas species = E. editha subspecies = E. e.… …   Wikipedia

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