sweet clover

noun

A plant of any species in the genus Melilotus.

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melilotmelilotus

Meanings

nounsweet clover (usually uncountable, plural sweet clovers)

plural sweet clovers

  1. uncountableusuallyA plant of any species in the genus Melilotus.

    Synonyms: melilot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of any species in the genus Melilotus.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounerect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement

Similar
melilotusmelilot
Broader
woody plantligneous plant
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek μελίλωτον
  • μελίλωτον (melílōton)Melilotus
Arabic حَنْدَقُوق
  • حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq)Melilotus
Bulgarian жълта комунига
  • жълта комунига (žălta komuniga)Melilotus
Catalan melilot
  • melilotMelilotus
Chinese Mandarin 草木樨
  • 草木樨 (cǎomùxī)Melilotus
Estonian mesikas
  • mesikasMelilotus
Finnish mesikkä
  • mesikkäMelilotus
French mélilot
  • mélilotMelilotus
German Steinklee, Honigklee
  • SteinkleeMelilotus
  • HonigkleeMelilotus
Irish seamair mhilis
  • seamair mhilisMelilotus
Latin serta
  • sertaMelilotus
Russian до́нник
  • до́нник (dónnik)Melilotus
Cite this entry
APA

sweet clover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20clover

MLA

“sweet clover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20clover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet clover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20clover.

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