Definition of Alsike

1. n. A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; Trifolium hybridum.

Definition of Alsike

1. Noun. ''Trifolium hybridum'', a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers. ¹

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Definition of Alsike

1. a European clover [n -S]

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Literary usage of Alsike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Botany of alsike. — The alsike clover is so named from a place in Sweden where it ... alsike is native to the temperate portions of Europe and Asia and also ..."

2. Forage Crops for Soiling, Silage, Hay and Pasture by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1917)
"alsike CLOVER alsike clover is more perennial than red clover, and can be left frequently ... alsike clover has a rather superficial root system; therefore, ..."

3. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"Except for seed, it is not desirable to sow alsike clover alone. ... A good mixture for hay is timothy 15, red clover 6, and alsike clover 4 pounds. ..."

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