"trefoil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/, /ˈtɹiː.fɔɪl/ Forms: trefoils [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil, trefeul, from Latin trifolium, from tri- (“three”) + folium (“leaf”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trefoil}} Middle English trefoil, {{der|en|fro|trifoil}} Old French trifoil, {{m|fro|trefeul}} trefeul, {{der|en|la|trifolium}} Latin trifolium, {{m|la|tri-|t=three}} tri- (“three”), {{m|la|folium|t=leaf}} folium (“leaf”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} trefoil (plural trefoils)
  1. Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium. Categories (lifeform): Trifolieae tribe plants Translations (plant): երեքնուկ (erekʻnuk) (Armenian), трилистник (trilistnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), trojlístek [masculine] (Czech), trekløver [common-gender] (Danish), trifolio (Esperanto), kolmiapila (Finnish), trèfle [masculine] (French), სამყურა (samq̇ura) (Georgian), Klee [masculine] (German), Dreiblatt [neuter] (German), trifolio (Ido), trifoglio [masculine] (Italian), クローバー (kurōbā) (Japanese), trifolium [neuter] (Latin), trêfl'ye dg'ieau [masculine] (Norman), شبدر (šabdar) (Persian), koniczyna [feminine] (Polish), trifólio [masculine] (Portuguese), trevo [masculine] (Portuguese), trifoi (Romanian), трили́стник (trilístnik) (Russian), кле́вер (kléver) [masculine] (Russian), seamrag [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), barra-mhìslein [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), trébol [masculine] (Spanish), klober (Tagalog), трили́сник (trylýsnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), cây chia ba (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-trefoil-en-noun-MvjfBhhn Disambiguation of Trifolieae tribe plants: 54 11 35 Disambiguation of 'plant': 100 0 0
  2. A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament. Synonyms: threefoil Translations (symbol): трили́стник (trilístnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), trojlist [masculine] (Czech), apilanlehti (Finnish), kolmiapila (Finnish), tiercefeuille [feminine] (French), tierce-feuille [feminine] (French), Dreipass [masculine] (German), trifolium [neuter] (Latin), tierche feuille (Old French), trójliść [masculine] (Polish), трили́стник (trilístnik) [masculine] (Russian), trébol [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-trefoil-en-noun-OPPCEJ3s Disambiguation of 'symbol': 0 100 0
  3. (topology) Ellipsis of trefoil knot. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: trefoil knot Categories (topical): Topology, Three
    Sense id: en-trefoil-en-noun-v~ZZrTno Disambiguation of Three: 30 19 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 17 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 19 55 Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trifoliolate, trifolium Coordinate_terms: quatrefoil, cinquefoil, hexafoil, sexfoil, octofoil, multifoil (english: several), polyfoil (english: many)
Derived forms: austral trefoil (taxonomic: Lotus australis), bean trefoil (taxonomic: Anagyris foetida), big trefoil (taxonomic: Lotus uliginosus), birdsfoot trefoil, bird's-foot trefoil (taxonomic: Lotus australis), bog bird's-foot trefoil) (taxonomic: Hosackia pinnata), snail trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago scutellata), burgundy trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago sativa), burr trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago polymorpha), bush trefoil (taxonomic: Desmodium spp.), hare's-foot trefoil (taxonomic: Trifolium arvense), heart trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago arabica), hop trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago lupulina etc.), lesser trefoil, lesser hop trefoil, lesser yellow trefoil (taxonomic: Trifolium dubium), marsh trefoil (taxonomic: Menyanthes trifoliata), meadow bird's-foot trefoil (taxonomic: Hosackia pinnata), milk trefoil (alt: syn. Cytisus laburnum) (taxonomic: Laburnum anagyroides), moon trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago arborea), native birdsfoot trefoil (taxonomic: Lotus australis), prairie bird's-foot trefoil, prairie trefoil (taxonomic: Lotus americanus), rabbit-foot clover (taxonomic: Trifolium arvense), showy tick trefoil (taxonomic: Desmodium canadense), shrubby trefoil (taxonomic: Ptelea trifoliata), sour trefoil (taxonomic: Oxalis acetosella), Spanish trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago sativa), stinking bean trefoil (taxonomic: Anagyris foetida), sweet trefoil (taxonomic: Trigonella caerulea), thorny trefoil (taxonomic: Fagonia spp.), tick-trefoil (taxonomic: Desmodium spp.), water trefoil (taxonomic: Menyanthes trifoliata), white trefoil (taxonomic: Trifolium repens), yellow trefoil (taxonomic: Medicago lupulina)

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      "taxonomic": "Desmodium spp.",
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      "taxonomic": "Medicago arabica",
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      "taxonomic": "Medicago lupulina etc.",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "երեքնուկ"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "trifolio"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kolmiapila"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "სამყურა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Klee"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "trifolio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "クローバー"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "شبدر"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "plant",
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      "code": "pt",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ro",
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        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
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