Melilotus
See also: melilotos
Translingual
Melilotus officinalis
Etymology
From Latin mĕlĭlōtos (“sweet-clover”), from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos)
Proper noun
Melilotus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the 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, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Trifolieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melilotus officinalis - type species
Further reading
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- Melilotus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Melilotus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Melilotus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Melilotus at USDA Plants database
- Melilotus at The Plant List
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