ˈhyüˌbam- noun
also hubam
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized H
Etymology: Harold DeMott Hu ghes b 1882 American agronomist, its discoverer + Ala bam a, state in the U.S., source of the seed for the experimental plot in which it was discovered
: an annual variety ( Melilotus alba annua ) of sweet clover