The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 States. It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.