/
a HackerNoon project
Original · left

Clover (plant)

A low-growing plant of the genus Trifolium with three-part leaves; the four-leaf kind is a symbol of luck.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Clover (point of sale)

A cloud-based point-of-sale system for small businesses, owned by Fiserv.

First in use: c. 2012

Clover / Clover (plant) / Clover (point of sale)

Loading data…
Canonical todayMeasuring…
Status—
Duplicate share · 12 mo—
Last crossover—
Colour keyGrey · original meaningGreen · duplicate meaningAmber · contested (40–60%)How colours work

A lucky leaf became a card reader on the counter.

Which meaning of Clover is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Clover (plant) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Clover (point of sale) arrived in 2012. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

Wikipedia pageviews since 2015

Clover (plant)Clover (point of sale)
English Wikipedia pageviews since July 2015 load here.

Duplicate's share of attention

Green line = duplicate's % · above 60 it owns the word · below 40 the original does

Share-of-attention line loads here.

The case for each meaning

Sourced definitions, usage stats and quotes

Original · ancient / pre-modern

Clover (plant)

Loading the Wikipedia definition…

12-mo pageviews—
Year over year—
Peak month—
Duplicate · c. 2012

Clover (point of sale)

Loading the Wikipedia definition…

12-mo pageviews—
Year over year—
Peak month—

More duplicated terms

Money & fintech

Visa · Visa (payments)Stock · Stock (shares)Bull · Bull marketBear · Bear marketHedge · Hedge (finance)Bubble · Economic bubbleFuture · Futures contractMargin · Margin (finance)Liquidity · Market liquidityDividend · Dividend (payout)Chime · Chime (neobank)Wise · Wise (money transfer)Toast · Toast (restaurant POS)Acorns · Acorns (investing app)Ramp · Ramp (corporate cards)Gusto · Gusto (payroll)Affirm · Affirm (buy now, pay later)Kraken · Kraken (crypto exchange)