[al-sahyk, -sik, awl-] 
| a European clover, Trifolium hybridum, having pink flowers, grown in the U.S. for forage. |
| al·sike clover (āl'sīk') n. A perennial European clover (Trifolium hybridum) with whitish or pink flowers, naturalized over much of North America and grown as a pasture and hay plant. [After Alsike, near Uppsala in eastern Sweden.] |