Definition of "melilotus" []

• A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ, the pulse family, the suborder Papilionaceæ, and the tribe Trifolieæ; the clovers. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Cowpeas, soja beans, beggarweed, velvet beans, alfalfa and melilotus can all be grown in the pecan area."
• "A principle called coumarin exists abundantly in the flowers of the melilotus, and it possesses an odor which is attributed to the presence of benzoic acid."