Found 2 items, similar to melilot.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: melilot
melilot
n : erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially
for hay and soil improvement [syn:
melilotus,
sweet clover
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Melilot
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.
[1913 Webster]