Hypernyms for "trefoil"
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alfalfa
alpine clover
black medick
buffalo clover
Calvary clover
crimson clover
dutch clover
hop clover
Italian clover
lesser yellow trefoil
lucerne
Medicago arborea
Medicago echinus
Medicago falcata
Medicago intertexta
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
moon trefoil
nonesuch clover
purple clover
red clover
shamrock
sickle alfalfa
sickle lucerne
sickle medick
Trifolium alpinum
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium incarnatum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium reflexum
Trifolium repens
Trifolium stoloniferum
white clover
yellow trefoil
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.