英语词汇calvary clover的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	calvary clover
词源	Calvary clover. Legend holds that the common trefoil Calva- ry clover (Medicago echinus) sprang up in the foot-steps of Pontius Pilate when he went to Christ’s cross at Calvary or Gol- gotha. Each of the plant’s three leaves has a carmine spot in the center, the leaves roughly form a cross in the daytime, and in flowering season the plant bears a little yellow flower resem- bling a crown of thorns.
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