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alsike

alsike noun: trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.

alsike: trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers
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Noun

alsike (countable and uncountable, plural alsikes)

  1. Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
    • The next best growth was shown by the alsikes and N.Z. white clovers. Only about a third of the varieties were significantly affected by phosphate levels.1974, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 2, number 3, page 256
    Synonyms:
    Alsike clover

Synonyms of alsike

  • Alsike clover

Forms of alsike

pluralalsikes

Origin of alsike

From Alsike, Sweden.

Questions about alsike

What does alsike mean?
Alsike means trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers.
What part of speech is alsike?
Alsike is a noun.
What is the plural of alsike?
The plural of alsike is alsikes.

Words near alsike in the dictionary

  1. ALSes
  2. alsevalimab
  3. Alshain
  4. alsifilm
  5. alsifilms
  6. alsike
  7. alsikes
  8. alsinaceous
  9. Alsip
  10. ALSMY
  11. also

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