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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 ...
Learn about the three-leaf clover's meaning, the difference between a shamrock and four-leaf clover, and why four-leaf clovers are lucky. ... 32 Low Light Indoor Plants That Can Survive in the ...
The 1917 World War I good luck medal was produced in the United States with an American eagle superimposed by a four-leaf clover "and a swastika – an ancient symbol of good luck". [143] The medal was designed by Adam Pietz, who served as Assistant Engraver at the United States Mint in Philadelphia for nearly 20 years. [143]
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.
The first road car to bear the quadrifoglio was the 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super, a variant of the Giulia saloon car devised for competition but put regularly on sale; it had green four-leaf clovers on its front wings, without the triangle. In the 1970s "Quadrifoglio Verde" or "Green Cloverleaf" became the trim level for each model's ...
The Quadrifoglio Verde (green four-leaf clover) has traditionally been the highest line of Alfa Romeo models. The car (see Alfa Romeo in motorsport article for the history of this emblem) version of Mito was presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. [15]
Aquatic fern bearing 4 parted leaf resembling 'Four-leaf clover' (Trifolium).Leaves floating in deep water or erect in shallow water or on land. Leaflets obdeltoid, to 3/4" long, glaucous, petioles to 8" long; Sporocarp (ferns) ellipsoid, to 3/16" long, dark brown, on stalks to 3/4" long, attached to base of petioles.