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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.

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

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