trefoil

«trefoil» in Mova's school dictionary: a plant with three leaves on each stalk, like clover — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (trefoils)

meaning for a pupil

A trefoil is a plant with three leaves on each stalk, like clover. It can also mean a shape with three rounded lobes. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales a trefoil is a flower with three white leaves that springs up where someone walks; in lessons it can name a three-lobed pattern in art

examples

• Four white trefoils sprang up where she trod. tree →
• A clover is a trefoil with three leaves. tree →
• The gardener planted a row of trefoils by the path. tree →

note

nothing for maths unless a problem counts leaves: each trefoil has 3 leaves.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «trefoil» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.