melilot
See also: mélilot
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin melilōtos, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”); later reinforced by Old French mellilote.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmelilot (countable and uncountable, plural melilots)
- A fragrant plant of the genus Melilotus, often having small yellow or white flowers.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 187:
- Melilot boiled in wine and applied mollifies all hard tumours and inflammations that happen in the eyes or other parts of the body, as the fundament or privy parts of man or woman.
Synonyms
edit- sweet clover (US)
Translations
editplant of the genus Melilotus — see sweet clover
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom the genus name.
Noun
editmelilot m (plural melilots)
- melilot, sweet clover (any plant of the genus Melilotus, especially Melilotus officinalis or sweet yellow clover)
- Synonym: almegó
Further reading
edit- “melilot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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