Meaning of MELILOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'melu`lât
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| | Definition: | | [n] erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement |
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| | Synonyms: | | melilotus, sweet clover |
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| | See Also: | | genus Melilotus, ligneous plant, Melilotus alba, Melilotus officinalis, white melilot, white sweet clover, woody plant, yellow sweet clover | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mel"i*lot\ (-l[o^]t), n. [F. m['e]lilot, L. melilotus,
fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind of clover containing honey; me`li honey
+ ? lotus.] (Bot.)
Any species of {Melilotus}, a genus of leguminous herbs
having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The
blue melilot ({Melilotus c[ae]rulea}) is used in Switzerland
to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.
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