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

Words nearby medick

medicine man, medicine shop, medicine show, medicine wheel, medicine woman, medick, medico, medicochirurgical, medicolegal, medieval, Medieval Breton

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How to use medick in a sentence

You're going to do a lot more than ostensibly work at it, Medick.
Human Error|Raymond F. Jones
Dr. Medick here, who has made an important discovery that will enable all of you to return to your homes, will read it to you.
Human Error|Raymond F. Jones
From this latter the medick is easily distinguished by its heads of naked, blackened, incurved seed-vessels.
Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation|James Buckman
Lucerne, lū′sėrn, n. a species of Medick, a valuable forage-plant.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

General Oglethorpe had been forewarned and knew what Paul Medick's hopes and intentions were.
Human Error|Raymond F. Jones