melilotus

Definitions of melilotus
  1. noun
    erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
    synonyms: melilot, sweet clover
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    types:
    Melilotus alba, white melilot, white sweet clover
    biennial plant; valuable honey plant
    Melilotus officinalis, yellow sweet clover
    biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop
    type of:
    ligneous plant, woody plant
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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