bərˈsēm noun
or berseem clover (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷- ; or ber·sim bərˈsēm ; or ber·sine -ˈsēn
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized B
Etymology: Arabic barsīm, birsīm, from Coptic bersīm
: a clover ( Trifolium alexandrinum ) generally more succulent than alfalfa or other clovers and extensively cultivated as a forage plant and green-manure crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley and to some extent in the southwestern U.S. — called also Egyptian clover