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egyptian clover

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ber⋅seem

[ber-seem]
–noun
a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria, grown for forage in the southwestern U.S.
Also called Egyptian clover.


Origin:
1900–05; < dial. Ar barsīm < Coptic bersim, equiv. to ebra seed (< Demotic Egyptian prt < Egyptian ptr) + sim herbs (< Demotic Egyptian sm < Egyptian smw)
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ber·seem   (bər-sēm')   
n.  A yellowish-flowered annual clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) native to the Mediterranean region and Asia and grown for forage in warm areas such as Florida. Also called Egyptian clover.

[Arabic birsīm, from Coptic bersīm.]
Egyptian clover  
n.  See berseem.
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