MELICOTOON
Mel`i*co*toon", n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Melocoton.
MELICRATORY
Me*lic"ra*to*ry, n. Etym: [Gr. meli`kraton.]
Defn: A meadlike drink. [Obs.]
MELILITE
Mel"i*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. me`li honey + -lite; cf. F. mélilithe.]
(Min.)
Defn: A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere. [Written also mellilite.]
MELILOT
Mel"i*lot, n. Etym: [F. mélilot, L. melilotus, fr. Gr. me`li honey +
(Bot.)
Defn: Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (Melilotus cærulea) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.
MELILOTIC
Mel`i*lot"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or meliot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance.