melilotus

noun

mel·​i·​lo·​tus

ˌmeləˈlōtəs

1

capitalized : a genus of annual or biennial erect Old World leguminous herbs that comprise the sweet clovers, have trifoliolate leaves, small white or yellow flowers in axillary racemes, and short straight one-seeded or two-seeded pods, and are widely cultivated and naturalized as escapes

2

plural -s : a plant of the genus Melilotus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin melilotos melilot

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