melilot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
    sweet clover; melilotus.

WordNet

Mel"i*lot noun
Etymology
F. mélilot, L. melilotus, fr. Gr. , , a kind of clover containing honey; me`li honey + lotus.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (Melilotus cærulea) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.

Webster 1913