five-leaved

Leaf after leaf he threw aside in disgust, and he had nearly reached the end when he gave a cry of joy — the five-leaved trefoil was in his hand.

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‘Ah, I remember now,’ replied the donkey, ‘but the stones return so quickly to their places, that you certainly would be crushed to death unless you have in your hands a bunch of crowsfoot and of five-leaved trefoil.’

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He spent his life searching for specimens of the Bingle-weed and the five-leaved Funglebid.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 Various

In 1814, Cottle conferred a like favor on Coleridge: they went down to Barley Wood, where for the space of two hours Coleridge delighted the five-leaved clover with his brilliant talk, but, unluckily, a titled visitor coming in, the poor philosopher was left to finish his soliloquy alone.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Various

The five-leaved rose indicated the love of GOD for Man, as set forth by His five wounds; while the eight-leaved typified that of the believer for the Lord.

The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

To the genus Thea, which belongs to the order Ternstræmiaceæ, the following characters have been ascribed: calyx persistent, without bracts, five-leaved, leaflets imbricated and generally of the same size.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. P. L. Simmonds

This rule is shown by no other race in a more undoubted and evident manner than by the "five-leaved" clover.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

In respect to the variability, the variety belongs to the ever-sporting group, constituting a type which is more closely related to the "five-leaved" clover than to the striped flowers or even the double stocks.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

The simplest way of stating the matter therefore, is to say that I accidentally found two individuals of the "five-leaved" race.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

This number in one summer amounted to 46 quaternate and 16 quinate leaves, and it was evident that I had secured an instance of the rare "five-leaved" race which I am about to describe.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891