bush clover

noun

: any of several usually shrubby lespedezas

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Key Ingredients: Amino acid complex, bush clover extract, bisabolol Best For: Sensitive or acne-prone skin types Size: 1.7 fl. Deanna Pai, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025 Working Dogs for Conservation has trained dogs to find spotted knapweed in Montana, Chinese bush clover in Iowa, yellow star thistle in Colorado, rosy wolf snails in Hawaii and brown tree snakes in Guam. Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use

circa 1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bush clover was circa 1818

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“Bush clover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bush%20clover. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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