melilot
- noun
- /ˈmɛlɪlɒt/
- Specialized
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meliloto
- Farmers often plant melilot to enrich the soil with nitrogen before sowing crops.
Examples
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She studied the medicinal properties of melilot in her herbalism class.
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The farmer planted melilot to enhance the soil quality.
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The field was full of blooming yellow melilot in early summer.
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Many livestock enjoy eating melilot as part of their diet.
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Farmers often grow melilot to enrich the soil and provide high-quality fodder for livestock.
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The garden was filled with fragrant melilot, which attracts beneficial insects.
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To improve crop yield, he decided to plant melilot as a cover crop in his fields.
Synonyms
A plant grown for hay that makes soil richer for other plants
A plant like sweet clover that farmers grow for hay and to improve soil
A plant with yellow flowers from Europe and Asia used to improve soil and give a mild sweet scent
A tall plant with scented white flowers that bees visit for nectar and that is sometimes used for animal feed
Antonyms
Compounds
A tall plant with scented white flowers that bees visit for nectar and that is sometimes used for animal feed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Melilot comes from the French mélilot, whose first part meli- means 'honey' because the flowers smell sweet and attract bees. So the name is like 'honey plant', which helps you remember it is a flowering plant often grown in fields for animal food and to improve the soil.