mel1lotus

[Lat. melilotos; Gr. melilotos melilot: mel i =honey, and lotos =lotus (q.v.); so called from the quantity of honey which it con tains.] Bot.: Melilot, a genus of papilionaceous plants, sub-tribe Trifoliem. Leaves trifoliate, the flowers in long racemes; calyx five-toothed, petals distinct, deciduous; keel, obtuse; legume, one or few-seeded, indehis cent, longer than the calyx. Itis found in the warmer parts of the Old World. Known spe cies, ten. A decoction of Melilot us off i cinalis is emollient, and sometimes used in lotions and enemas. The flowers of M. cærule a are used to give the peculiar odor and flavor to Schabzieger cheese made in Switzer land, and more particularly in Glarus; the plant is said to Melilot us Officinal is A. Plant. B. Flower. be a styptic. The seeds of M. parviflora are regarded as useful in treating diarrhea, especially of infants; the plant is esteemed in India as forming good pasture for milch cattle. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-1081.jpg:[blocks in formation] měl-In-ite, s. [Gr. mēlinos a pale gold-yellow color.] Min.: A doubtful mineral belonging to the clays, of ochre-yellow color, and found at Amberg, Bavaria. The Brit . Mus. Cat. makes it a synonym of Bole (q. v.).