Phrase guide

sweet clover

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant of any species in the genus Melilotus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: melilot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legume, plant

2

noun

Meaning 2

erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: melilotus, melilot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woody plant, ligneous plant

Narrower terms: white sweet clover, white melilot, Melilotus alba, yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: akth — Melilotus
  • Arabic: حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq) — Melilotus
  • Aramaic: ܗܰܢܕܩܘܽܩܳܐ (handəqūqā) — Melilotus
  • Aramaic: ܓܰܪܓܘܽܪܺܝܢܳܐ (gargūrīnā) — Melilotus
  • Aramaic: הַנְדְּקוּקׇא (handəqūqā) — Melilotus
  • Aramaic: חַנְדְּקוּקׇא (ḥandəqūqā) — Melilotus
  • Armenian: իշառվույտ (išaṙvuyt) — Melilotus
  • Bulgarian: жълта комунига (žǎlta komuniga) — Melilotus
  • Catalan: melilot — Melilotus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 草木樨 (cǎomùxī) — Melilotus
  • Erzya: цивця (civća) — Melilotus
  • Erzya: медев тикше (medev tikše) — Melilotus
  • Estonian: mesikas — Melilotus
  • Finnish: mesikkä — Melilotus
  • French: mélilot — Melilotus
  • German: Steinklee — Melilotus
  • German: Honigklee — Melilotus
  • Ancient Greek: μελίλωτον (melílōton) — Melilotus
  • Irish: seamair mhilis — Melilotus
  • Latin: serta — Melilotus
  • Macedonian: кому́ника (komúnika) — Melilotus
  • Russian: до́нник (dónnik) — Melilotus
  • Northern Sami: miehtaluovvar — Melilotus
  • Serbo-Croatian: коко́тац — Melilotus
  • Serbo-Croatian: ждра̀љика — Melilotus
  • Serbo-Croatian: ждра̀лика — Melilotus
  • Serbo-Croatian: kokótac — Melilotus
  • Serbo-Croatian: ždràljika — Melilotus
  • Serbo-Croatian: ždràlika — Melilotus