noun
- plural of melilot; plants of the genus Melilotus, also known as sweet clover, having small fragrant flowers and trifoliate leaves
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The farmer planted melilots to improve soil nitrogen content.
- White and yellow melilots grew wild along the roadside.
- Melilots are commonly used as cover crops in sustainable agriculture.
- The bees were attracted to the fragrant flowers of the melilots.
- Several species of melilots have become naturalized in North America.
- The melilots in the field released a sweet vanilla-like scent when crushed.