The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
berseem — [bər sēm′] n. [Ar birsīm < Coptic bersim < ebra, seed + sim, herbs] an Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) grown as a forage crop … English World dictionary
berseem clover — egiptinis dobilas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Trifolium alexandrinum), kilęs iš Viduržemio jūros srities. atitikmenys: lot. Trifolium alexandrinum angl. berseem clover; Egyptian clover vok. Alexandriner … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
berseem clover — noun see berseem … Useful english dictionary
berseem — noun Etymology: Arabic barsīm, from Coptic bersīm 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
berseem — /beuhr seem /, n. a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria, grown for forage in the southwestern U.S. Also called Egyptian clover. [1900 05; < dial. Ar barsim < Coptic bersim, equiv. to ebra seed ( < Demotic Egyptian prt < Egyptian… … Universalium
berseem — ber·seem … English syllables
berseem — ber•seem [[t]bərˈsim[/t]] n. pln a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria grown for forage in the southwestern U.S Also called Egyptian clover • Etymology: 1900–05; < dial. Ar barsīm < Coptic bersim … From formal English to slang
berseem — … Useful english dictionary
berseem clover — /bəsim ˈkloʊvə/ (say buhseem klohvuh) noun a variety of clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, used as an annual winter forage crop. Also, Egyptian clover. {Arabic bir sim seed herb + clover} …
Egyptian clover — Berseem Ber*seem , n. [Ar. bersh[=i]m clover.] An Egyptian clover ({Trifolium alexandrinum}) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
