Melilot

//ˈmɛlɪlɒt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fragrant plant of the genus Melilotus, often having small yellow or white flowers. countable, uncountable

    "Melilot boiled in wine and applied mollifies all hard tumours and inflammations that happen in the eyes or other parts of the body, as the fundament or privy parts of man or woman."

  2. 2
    erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement wordnet

Example

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"Melilot boiled in wine and applied mollifies all hard tumours and inflammations that happen in the eyes or other parts of the body, as the fundament or privy parts of man or woman."

Etymology

From Latin melilōtos, from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”); later reinforced by Old French mellilote.

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