melilot

[ mel-uh-lot ]

/ ˈmɛl əˌlɒt /

noun

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

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Origin of melilot

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

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Examples from the Web for melilot

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.
The Field of Clover|Laurence Housman
Lucerne and melilot, both seemingly the common European species, were very plentiful.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson
Melilot is good in salves and ointments for swellings and inflammations.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
The whole plant smells of melilot; even after it has been dried and kept for years it does not lose this scent.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

It's a hay cheese, flavored heavily with melilot, a kind of clover that's also grown for hay.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for melilot

melilot

/ (ˈmɛlɪˌlɒt) /

noun

any leguminous plant of the Old World genus Melilotus, having narrow clusters of small white or yellow fragrant flowersAlso called: sweet clover

Word Origin for melilot

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

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