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melilotus


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Melilot  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  melilotus 
  n  :  erect  annual  or  biennial  plant  grown  extensively  especially 
  for  hay  and  soil  improvement  [syn:  {melilot},  {sweet 
  clover}] 




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