sweet clover

noun

1. melilot.

sweet clover

noun

1. another name for melilot

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet clover¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

He’s especially concerned about heavy growth of sweet clover.

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It’s a time-consuming task — 10 minutes of pulling sweet clover, filaree, primrose and other plants, roots and all, might only clear a few square feet of sand.

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But so far this year, they’ve seen fields of sweet clover and alfalfa blooming next to their hives.

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“But here, it just can’t quite get its footing in to become a dominant. “Honeybees adore these sweet clovers.”

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Kirk said he is growing buckwheat, cowpeas and yellow sweet clover as cover crops to find out which one yields the most watermelons.

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