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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of melilot1

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

Fenugreek, fen′ū-grēk, n. a genus of leguminous plants, allied to clover and melilot.

The blossoms of lilacs, May lilies, daphnes, and melilots mingled their various hues in the thickets.

In two or three species of tough Hydnum, there is a strong persistent odour somewhat like melilot or woodruffe, which does not pass away after the specimen has been dried for years.

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

She learned that Osiris had, through mistake, had connection with her sister Nephte, which she discovered by a crown of leaves of the melilot, which he had left behind him.

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