purple clover vs Trifolium pratense

purple clover and Trifolium pratense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purple clover	Yes	No	No	No
Trifolium pratense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, purple clover and Trifolium pratense are synonyms defined as:

purple clover and Trifolium pratense: erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover

Other synonyms of purple clover include red clover.

purple clover (noun)	Trifolium pratense (noun)
erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover	erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover