Melilotus

See also: melilotos

Translingual

Melilotus officinalis

Etymology

From Latin mĕlĭlōtos (“sweet-clover”), from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos), variant of μελίλωτον (melílōton).

Proper noun

Melilotus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – sweet clovers, native to Eurasia.

Synonyms

• (genus): Sertula

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Trifolieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Melilotus officinalis - type species

References

• Melilotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melilotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Melilotus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Melilotus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Melilotus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Melilotus at USDA Plants database
• Melilotus at The Plant List