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Definition of Medicago
1. Noun. A genus of herbs that resemble clover.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus, Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Medic, Medick, Trefoil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Medicago
Literary usage of Medicago
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1895)
"(3) On the Fertilisation of some Species of Medicago L. in England. ... The explosive
mechanism found in the flower of Medicago has long been known. ..."
2. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"In this country, they should be placed in the shade when put out again, for a
very hot sun is apt to tarnish the bloom." Medicago. ... Medicago."
3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Native of Europe. ó Medicago falcata L.. similar to this, but with yellow flowers
and nearly flat, scarcely coiled 2. Medicago ..."
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