Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MELILOT
n.A plant of the genus Trifolium.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MELILOT
Mel "i *lot, n. Etym: [F. mélilot, L. melilotus, fr. Gr. me `li honey +(Bot. )
Defn: Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (Melilotus cærulea ) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.
MELILOTIC
MELILOTIC Mel `i *lot "ic, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or meliot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance.
New American Oxford Dictionary
melilot
mel i lot |ˈmeləˌlät ˈmɛləlɑt | ▶noun a fragrant herbaceous plant of the pea family, native to Eurasia and north Africa, now widespread and sometimes grown as forage or green manure. Also called sweet clover. [Genus Melilotus, family Leguminosae: several species, esp. the white sweet clover (M. alba ).] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek melilōtos ‘honey lotus. ’
Oxford Dictionary
melilot
melilot |ˈmɛlɪlɒt | ▶noun a fragrant herbaceous plant of the pea family, which is native to Eurasia and north Africa and is sometimes grown as forage or green manure. ●Genus Melilotus, family Leguminosae. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek melilōtos ‘honey lotus ’.
Spanish Dictionary
meliloto
meliloto nombre masculino Planta de hojas agrupadas de tres en tres, flores pequeñas de corola amariposada formando espigas y fruto leguminoso; tiene varios usos medicinales .meliloto blanco Meliloto que se cultiva como forraje y para hacer abono .
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