D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Melilot

/(-lŏt)/ · Mel·i·lot · IPA /ˈmɛlɪlɒt/
01 n. Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (Melilotus c…
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    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.(Bot.)