Alyce clover
noun
a plant, Alysicarpus vaginalis, of the legume family, native to central Asia and grown in warm regions as forage.
Origin of Alyce clover
1940–45; probably by folk etymology from New Latin
Alysicarpus the genus name, equivalent to Greek (
h)alysi- (combining form of
hálysis chain) + Greek
-karpos
-carpous