berseem

[ ber-seem ]
/ bərˈsim /

noun

a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria, grown for forage in the southwestern U.S.
Also called Egyptian clover.

Origin of berseem

1900–05; < dialectal Arabic barsīm < Coptic bersim, equivalent to ebra seed (< Demotic Egyptian prt < Egyptian ptr) + sim herbs (< Demotic Egyptian sm < Egyptian smw)

British Dictionary definitions for berseem

berseem
/ (bɜːˈsiːm) /

noun

a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley Also called: Egyptian clover

Word Origin for berseem

C20: from Arabic barsīm, from Coptic bersīm