a highway interchange between two roads in which the connecting road pattern resembles a four-leaf clover, and which allows moving from one road to another without left-hand turns. One road passes over the other, and the exit from one highway and entrance into the second highway proceeds from the right-hand lane in all directions.
"A form of interchange that provides indirect right-turn movements in all four quadrants by means of loops. Generally used where the turning and weaving volumes are relatively low. This type of interchange eliminates all crossing conflicts found in a diamond interchange but requires more area. The cloverleaf type of interchange can have one or two points of entry and exit on each through roadway." (TFHRC) The complete implementation, using eight ramps, is also called a full cloverleaf. Partial cloverleafs, or parclos, involve fewer ramps. The popular six-ramp version provides two exit ramps (with left turns at the end) and four entrance ramps (all right turns). Many four-ramp parclos may be called folded diamonds, as they serve the same traffic movements as a conventional diamond.