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ber·seem \bərˈsēm\ noun or berseem clover \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷-\; or ber·sim \bərˈsēm\; or ber·sine \-ˈsēn\ (-s) Usage: sometimes capitalized B Etymology: Arabic barsīm, birsīm, from Coptic bersīm : a clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) generally more succulent than alfalfa or other clovers and extensively cultivated as a forage plant and green-manure crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley and to some extent in the southwestern U.S. — called also Egyptian clover |