berseem

[ ber-seem ]

noun

1. a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria, grown for forage in the southwestern U.S.

berseem

/ bɜːˈsiːm /

noun

1. a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum , grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley Also calledEgyptian clover

Word History and Origins

Origin of berseem¹

1900–05; < dialectal Arabic barsīm < Coptic bersim, equivalent to ebra seed (< Demotic Egyptian prt < Egyptian ptr ) + sim herbs (< Demotic Egyptian sm < Egyptian smw )

Word History and Origins

Origin of berseem¹

C20: from Arabic barsīm , from Coptic bersīm