Four-leaf clover
[fawr-leef, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌlif, ˈfoʊr-/
noun
1.
a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.
noun
1.
a clover with four leaves rather than three, supposed to bring good luck
2.
another name for cloverleaf (sense 1)
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