alsike clover

[al-sahyk, -sik, awl-]

noun

a European clover, Trifolium hybridum, having pink flowers, grown in the U.S. for forage.

Origin of alsike clover

First recorded in 1850–55; after Alsike, near Uppsala, Sweden

Also called al·sike.

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Examples from the Web for alsike

Historical Examples of alsike

This is the long-stemmed, viny kind, and its name is alsike clover.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop
Lina Beard
The most valuable in providing hay are the medium red, alfalfa and alsike.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
More especially should this be the aim if the alsike is sown to produce hay.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
But the alsike, in the meantime, would lose something in digestibility.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
Subsequently, the hay crop will usually consist of alsike and timothy.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for alsike

alsike

noun

a clover, Trifolium hybridum, native to Europe and Asia but widely cultivated as a forage crop. It has trifoliate leaves and pink or whitish flowersAlso called: alsike clover

Word Origin for alsike

C19: named after Alsike, Sweden

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