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Definition of Berseem

1. n. 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.

Definition of Berseem

1. a clover [n -S] - See also: clover

Lexicographical Neighbors of Berseem

Literary usage of Berseem

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

1. The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture by Joachim Von Braun, Hartwig de Haen (1983)
"(15) The main sources of feed supply in Egypt are berseem and leaves of maize, ... Finally, much of the increase in berseem production is a direct ..."

2. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.), also known as Alexandrian clover and Egyptian clover, ... berseem is the one great forage crop of Lower Egypt. ..."

3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1910)
"Though berseem is a very valuable local plant, it is little cultivated by* the natives, ... In some ^ery rainy years berseem yields three cuttings, ..."

4. Wheat Policy Reform in Egypt: Adjustment of Local Markets and Options for by Mylène Kherallah (2001)
"Wheat Prices Relative to Competing Crop Prices Wheat normally competes with berseem in terms of land use, and with rice and maize in terms of final ..."

5. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) 526. berseem is an annual white-flowered clover, much cultivated in the valley of the Nile in lower Egypt, ..."

6. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1903)
"Reclaiming salt lands with the assistance of berseem 20 IH. berseem used as a pasture and green fodder crop 20 IV. Bringing green berseem to market 20 V. ..."

7. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"berseem is the basis of Egyptian agriculture, both by reason of its instrumentality in the ... There is not yet experience enough with berseem Fig. 308. ..."

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