Melilot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 caerulea}) is used in Switzerland to


     give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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