noun

• A tall clover which is widely grown for fodder, native to Europe and naturalized in North America.

  Trifolium hybridum, family Leguminosae

  ‘A cool and moist environment is ideal for alsike clover growth; it has poor heat and drought tolerance.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Hay or pasture containing a large percentage of alsike clover is generally not recommended for horses.’
  • ‘As a precaution alsike clover should not be fed to horses in amounts greater than 5% of the feed.’
  • ‘Horse owners should be able to recognize the different red, white, and alsike clovers so that poisoning can be prevented.’
  • ‘Nutritionally, white and alsike clovers are similar to alfalfa.’