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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MEL'ILOT, n. A plant of the genus Trifolium.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English mellilot, from Old French melilot, from Latin melilotos, from Greek melil?tos, from meli honey + l?tos clover, lotus — more at mellifluous Date: 14th century sweet clover; especially a yellow-flowered sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.