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crimson clover
noun
: an annual European clover (Trifolium incarnatum) that has cylindrical heads of crimson flowers and is cultivated in the U.S. especially as a cover crop
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As a living mulch, cut crimson clover back several times per season before the flowers set seed.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
Cover crops like Austrian winter peas, crimson clover or fava beans are good options for home gardeners using no-till methods.
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oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023
These include red clover, crimson clover, vetch, peas and beans.
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Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Terracing the hills, tilling as little as possible and sowing plants like buckwheat and crimson clover prevented topsoil from eroding.
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Linda Qiu, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2022
Nguyen plants cover crops among the wheat rows; crimson clover, for example, helps replenish nitrogen levels in the soil.
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Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2022
For example, crimson clover and phacelia are relatively easy to incorporate into the soil.
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oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2021
Visitors can walk through 10 acres planted with crimson clover, a flowering herb.
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Susan Soldavin, baltimoresun.com, 20 May 2021
For example, planting cover crops such as spring oats or crimson clover helps stop weeds from taking root in bare soil, and growing a variety of crops in rotation can wrong-foot weeds helping to suppress populations.
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Natasha Gilbert, Wired, 19 Dec. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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“Crimson clover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crimson%20clover. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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