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The four-leaf clover symbol appeared for the first time on one of the four RL Targa Florio autos in 1923. [1] This auto was specially prepared by Giuseppe Merosi for the Targa Florio in Sicily, considered the most prestigious auto racing competition at the time. Despite high aspirations, major success at racing eluded Alfa Romeo until this time.
Several businesses and organizations use a 4-leaf clover in their logos to signify Celtic origins. [38] [39] The global network of youth organizations 4-H uses a green 4-leaf clover with a white H on each leaf. [40] The logo of the New Jersey Lottery features an outline of the state in white on a green 4-leaf clover printed on a lottery draw ...
What we do know is that the four-leaf clover has been a symbol of luck for centuries. Just to name a few examples, it's mentioned in a book from the 1600s, it was carried as soldier's good-luck ...
In heraldic terminology, a quatrefoil is a representation of a four-leaf clover, a rare variant of the trefoil or three-leaf clover. It is sometimes shown "slipped", i.e. with an attached stalk. In archaic English it is called a caterfoil, [1] or variant spellings thereof.
Four Leaf Clover Records, a Swedish record company and independent label established by musician, bandleader and producer Lars Samuelson in the early 1970's; Four Leaf Clover, a 2009 album by Four Celtic Voices and Erin Hill; Four Leaf Clover, a 2007 album by Li Yifeng "The Four Leaf Clover", a song by Charles Whitney Coombs (1859–1940)
The group is commonly known as the "pepperwort family" or as the "water-clover family" because the leaves of the genus Marsilea superficially resemble the leaves of a four-leaf clover. In all, the family contains three genera and 50 to 80 species with most of those belonging to Marsilea. [1] [2]
Clover is a modern given name derived from the common name for the plant, which was ultimately derived from the Old English word clāfre. [1] The name has associations with Ireland and with good fortune due to traditional tales about the Irish shamrock or four-leaf clover . [ 2 ]
The clover is the first composite Ge detector. It remains widely used in the detectors of particle accelerators, where multiple clover modules form an array all around the target to capture the rays. More complex composite detectors, such as the 7-element hexagonal cluster detector used on the Euroball, offer even better data. [2]