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Melilotus
Melilotus
See also: melilotos
Translingual
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Melilotus officinalis
Proper noun
Melilotus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the sweet clovers, native to Eurasia.
Synonyms
- (genus): Sertula
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Trifolieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melilotus officinalis - type species