noun
biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop
• Syn: ↑Melilotus officinalis
• Hypernyms: ↑melilotus, ↑melilot, ↑sweet clover
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noun1. : a biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) that has aromatic leaves sometimes used as a carminative or flavoring agent, is widely cultivated especially as a green manure and cover crop, and is naturalized in many parts of the world
2. : bitter clover
Useful english dictionary. 2012.