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Definition of Medick
1. Noun. Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Medicago, Medicago
Specialized synonyms: Medicago Arborea, Moon Trefoil, Medicago Falcata, Sickle Alfalfa, Sickle Lucerne, Sickle Medick, Calvary Clover, Medicago Echinus, Medicago Intertexta, Black Medick, Hop Clover, Medicago Lupulina, Nonesuch Clover, Yellow Trefoil, Alfalfa, Lucerne, Medicago Sativa
Definition of Medick
1. Noun. Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus ''Medicago'', several of which are grown for fodder etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Medick
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Medick
Literary usage of Medick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1914)
"As previously stated, the black medick is frequently regarded as a weed, ...
This property which black medick possesses of producing seed from self- ..."
2. Agricultural Botany: Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1921)
"—Dig up and examine young seedling plants of Sain foin, Lucerne,and Black medick.
Note the form and extent of the roots and branches of the plants. ..."
3. A Popular Description of the Indigenous Plants of Lanarkshire: With a by William Patrick (1831)
"... Species I. Black medick or Nonsuch, M. Lupulina. Frequent- in fields and by
road sides. May—August. Stem 6—16 inches long, prostrate somewhat angular. ..."
4. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1917)
"For Owing to the very narrow channel which purple- medick or lucerne, see Lucerne,,
connects the Mediterranean with the ..."
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