melilot

mel·i·lot

M0206400 (mĕl′ə-lŏt′)n. See sweet clover.

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[Middle English melilote, from Old French, from Latin melilōtos, from Greek : meli, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots + lōtos, lotus; see lotus.]

melilot

(ˈmɛlɪˌlɒt) n (Plants) any leguminous plant of the Old World genus Melilotus, having narrow clusters of small white or yellow fragrant flowers. Also called: sweet clover [C15: via Old French from Latin melilōtos, from Greek: sweet clover, from meli honey + lōtos lotus]

mel•i•lot

(ˈmɛl əˌlɒt)

n. a cloverlike plant of the genus Melilotus, of the legume family, grown as forage. [1375–1425; Middle English mellilote (< Middle French) < Latin melilōtos < Greek melílōtos a clover =méli honey + lōtós lotus]

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melilot - erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvementmelilotus, sweet clovergenus Melilotus - Old World herbs: the sweet cloversMelilotus alba, white melilot, white sweet clover - biennial plant; valuable honey plantMelilotus officinalis, yellow sweet clover - biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover cropligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems