单词 | alsike clover |
释义 | alsike clover in British English (ˈælsaɪk ˈkləʊvə) noun another name for alsike alsike in British English (ˈælsaɪk, -sɪk, ˈɔːl-) noun a clover, Trifolium hybridum, native to Europe and Asia but widely cultivated as a forage crop. It has trifoliate leaves and pink or whitish flowers Also called: alsike clover Word origin C19: named after Alsike, Swedenalsike clover in American English (ˈælsaik, -sɪk, ˈɔl-) noun a European clover, Trifolium hybridum, having pink flowers, grown in the U.S. for forage Also called: alsike Word origin [1850–55; after Alsike, near Uppsala, Sweden]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, ethos, ethylene, proletariatExamples of 'alsike clover' in a sentence |
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