Melilot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Melilot	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Melilot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
melilot n erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement Synonym(s): melilotus, melilot, sweet clover
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Melilot \Mel"ilot\ (-l[ocr]t), n. [F. m[82]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[91]rulea}) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.