medick
US medic
/ (ˈmɛdɪk) /
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noun
any small leguminous plant of the genus Medicago, such as black medick or sickle medick, having yellow or purple flowers and trifoliate leaves
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Word Origin for medick
C15: from Latin mēdica, from Greek mēdikē (poa) Median (grass), a type of clover
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