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mel•i•lot
(mel′ə lot′),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologya cloverlike plant of the genus Melilotus, of the legume family, grown as a forage plant.
- Latin, as above
- Greek melílōtos a clover, equivalent. to méli honey + lōtós lotus; replacing late Old English milotis
- Latin melilōtos
- Middle English mellilot bef. 1150
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