Clover is a small plant with leaves divided into three rounded parts, common in lawns, fields, and meadows. Each leaf grows on its own thin stem close to the ground. Clover spreads quickly and can carpet an entire yard with its distinctive leaves and small white or pink flowers.

Farmers often plant clover in their fields because it enriches the soil with nutrients that other crops need. Bees love clover flowers, making clover honey a popular type. You might notice that some grass seed mixes now include clover seeds, creating lawns that stay green naturally and need less fertilizer.

The plant is famous for the rare four-leaf clover, which legend says brings good luck to whoever finds one. Since most clover has three leaflets, finding one with four is genuinely unusual, happening maybe once in every 5,000 plants. Kids often spend hours searching through clover patches, carefully examining each plant.

The phrase in clover means living comfortably or prosperously, like cattle contentedly grazing in a field full of nutritious clover.