melilot

American  

[mel-uh-lot] / ˈmɛl əˌlɒt /

noun

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

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melilot British  

/ ˈmɛlɪˌlɒt /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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melilot

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

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

We have only to stretch out our hands as we lie to gather half a dozen spikes of lavender, wild thyme, rosemary, Deptford pink, melilot, blue pimpernel, and white scabious.

From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

There are eight kinds, child of the city," said Rose, "beside melilot, which is a kind of clover-cousin.

From Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls by Bruce, Josephine

Bushes of tall, white melilot, clustered with myriads of tiny flowers, exhale a sweet fragrance into the morning air.

From Some Summer Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John

Continental physicians still employ the same made of melilot, wax, resin, and olive oil.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas