Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ə r- ' s ē m
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic bars ī m, from Coptic bers ī m
Date: circa 1902
: a succulent annual clover ( Trifolium alexandrinum ) cultivated as a forage plant and green-manure crop especially in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley and in the southwestern U.S. ― called also Egyptian clover