Melilotus
See also: melilotos
Translingual
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
- Category: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