| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| berseem |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ber·seem |
| PRONUNCIATION: | b r-s m |
| NOUN: | A yellowish-flowered annual clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) native to the Mediterranean region and Asia and grown for forage in warm areas such as Florida. Also called Egyptian clover. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Arabic birs m, from Coptic bers m.
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