medick

/ ˈmɛdɪk /

noun

1. any small leguminous plant of the genus Medicago, such as black medick or sickle medick, having yellow or purple flowers and trifoliate leaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of medick¹

C15: from Latin mēdica, from Greek mēdikē ( poa ) Median (grass), a type of clover

Example Sentences

Toothed medick has never officially been recorded in Wales, and hound's-tongue is on the UK's red list and has only been recorded 18 times in Denbighshire in the last 116 years.

From BBC

In a report to a council scrutiny committee meeting, officers said there had been common spotted orchids in Stryd y Brython, as well as hound's-tongue and toothed medick at two sites in Prestatyn.

From BBC