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melilot |
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]: melilot n : erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement [syn: {melilotus}, {sweet clover}]
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