melilot

[ mel-uh-lot ]

noun

1. a cloverlike plant of the genus Melilotus, of the legume family, grown as a forage plant.

melilot

/ ˈmɛlɪˌlɒt /

noun

1. any leguminous plant of the Old World genus Melilotus, having narrow clusters of small white or yellow fragrant flowers Also calledsweet clover

Word History and Origins

Origin of melilot¹

before 1150; Middle English mellilot < Latin melilōtos < Greek melílōtos a clover, equivalent to méli honey + lōtós lotus; replacing late Old English milotis < Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of melilot¹

C15: via Old French from Latin melilōtos, from Greek: sweet clover, from meli honey + lōtos lotus

Example Sentences

And when thou art come to Melilot set thy share beneath the roots of her feet, and take her up to me out of the ground.

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So they asked their mother to teach them a spell that should rob Melilot of her charms, and make them useless in the eyes of men.

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The Field Melilot (M. arvensis) is very similar, but not so tall, and the flowers are less numerous.

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It's a hay cheese, flavored heavily with melilot, a kind of clover that's also grown for hay.

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The whole plant smells of melilot; even after it has been dried and kept for years it does not lose this scent.

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