berseem
[ ber-seem ]
noun
a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria, grown for forage in the southwestern U.S.
Origin of berseem
11900–05; <dialectal Arabic barsīm<Coptic bersim, equivalent to ebra seed (<Demotic Egyptian prt<Egyptian ptr) + sim herbs (<Demotic Egyptian sm<Egyptian smw)
- Also called Egyptian clover.
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British Dictionary definitions for berseem
berseem
/ (bɜːˈsiːm) /
noun
a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley: Also called: Egyptian clover
Origin of berseem
1C20: from Arabic barsīm, from Coptic bersīm
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