Melilotus

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See also: melilotos

Translingual

Melilotus officinalis

Etymology

From Latin mĕlĭlōtos (“sweet-clover”), from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos), variant of μελίλωτον (melílōton).

Proper noun

Melilotus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – sweet clovers, native to Eurasia.

Synonyms

(genus): Sertula

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae - subfamily; Trifolieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Melilotus officinalis - type species

References

Melilotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melilotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Melilotus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Melilotus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Melilotus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Melilotus at USDA Plants database
Melilotus at The Plant List

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