four-leafed clover

Rare fortunate find

A four-leafed clover is a clover plant bearing a leaf with four leaflets instead of the usual three—a rare mutation said to bring good luck to whoever finds one.

The four leaves traditionally represent faith, hope, love, and luck.

She pressed the four-leafed clover in a book.

Also spelled four-leaf clover.

Irish

shamrock

Three-leafed Irish emblem

emerald · Dublin · Gaelic · green · Erin · harp · Ireland · craic · blarney · jig

luck

lucky

Favored by chance

blessing · omen · auspicious · kismet · fate · fluke · providence · propitious · felicitous · favorable

botanical

trefoil

Three-lobed decorative motif

field · patch · stem · specimen · variant · anomaly · growth · wild · grass

rarity

rare

Seldom found or seen

unique · exceptional · sought-after · prized · treasured · precious · find · discovery · hunt · search

charm

talisman

Magical protective charm

trinket · keepsake · token · fetish · totem · mojo · pressed · preserved · locket · memento

Opposites
luck/fortune symbolism

four-leafed cloverbroken mirror

Damaged reflective pane

bad omen · ill omen · black cat · curse · jinx

rarity/typicality

four-leafed clovershamrock

Three-leafed Irish emblem

white clover

rarity/commonality

four-leafed cloverdandelion

Yellow flower, white puffball

Family

four, leaf, clover, leafed, fourth, fourteen, leaves, leaflet, clovers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G