black medick

black medic

or black medickn. A cloverlike Eurasian plant (Medicago lupulina) in the pea family, having dense clusters of small yellow flowers and black pods. It is cultivated for forage.

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[black + medic.]

black medick

n (Plants) a small European leguminous plant, Medicago lupulina, with trifoliate leaves, small yellow flowers, and black pods. Also called: nonesuch

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black medick - prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North Americahop clover, Medicago lupulina, nonesuch clover, yellow trefoilmedic, medick, trefoil - any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves