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Melilōtus Melilo'tus (mel-i-LO-tus) New Latin, from Latin melilōtos, melilōtum, from ancient Greek µελίλωτος,<br />

λελίλωτον, melilotos, melliloton, melilot, a species of clover, from Greek µέλι, meli, honey, and λωτός, lotos, a<br />

leguminous plant; also Latin mel, honey, and lotus, sweetness in reference to it ‘exhaling’ a sweet odor while<br />

drying. Melita, domi adsum! One may also see milotis.<br />

melin- Greek- the quince; ashen from µέλινος, melinos ashen.; Latin: a badger, from post-classical Latin<br />

melinus, 4th cent.; compare classical Latin mēlīna purse made of badger skin, from classical Latin mēlēs<br />

badger, of unknown origin, possibly related to fēlēs cat.<br />

mēlinus Greek µήινος from Classical Latin mēlinus, of quinces; the color of quince, from post-classical<br />

Latin from Hellenistic Greek µήλινο, melino, quince yellow, in ancient Aeolic Greek µάλινος, malinos, of an<br />

apple tree, from µῆλον, melon, apple, quince, and -ιος, -inos.<br />

meliobus <strong>with</strong> sweet fruit.<br />

meliodorus honey-scented, sweet smelling.<br />

melior Latin better<br />

melinoides honey-like.<br />

melism Greek a song, from Hellenistic Greek µέλισµα, melisma, song, air, melody, from ancient Greek<br />

µέλος, melos, song, melody; a dismembering<br />

meliss-, Melissa Greek a honey bee; honey<br />

melíssa, melissophýllon, melissóchorto, melíttaina from Greek µελίσσα, µελισσοφύλλον, µελισσόχορτο,<br />

µελίτταινα, lemon balm.<br />

melissifolius, melissophyllus <strong>with</strong> leaves like Melissa, lemon balm.<br />

melissóchorto from Greek µελισσόχορτο, lemon balm.<br />

melissoides Melissa-like (Basil-thyme).<br />

melissophýllon from Greek µελισσοφύλλον, lemon balm.<br />

melit-, melito Greek honey<br />

Melita, domi adsum! "Honey, I'm home!" A relatively common recent Latinization from the joke phrasebook<br />

Latin for All Occasions. Grammatically correct, but, since I Love Lucy never went into reruns in ancient<br />

Rome, the phrase would be anachronistic.<br />

melitensis -is -e meliten'sis (mel-i-TEN-sis) from the island of Malta.<br />

melíttaina from Greek µελίτταινα, lemon balm.<br />

melittasphilae flowers that are fertilized by large bees.<br />

melittifolius <strong>with</strong> leaves like Wild Balm, Melittis.<br />

melizo Greek sing<br />

mell, melli, mellit Latin honey<br />

melleus -a -um Latin pertaining to honey, sweet like honey, <strong>with</strong> the taste or smell of honey, honey-colored,<br />

from mel, honey, and -ĕus adjectival suffix used to impart the characteristics of material or color or<br />

resemblance in quality.<br />

Melissa New Latin, from Greek melitta, melissa bee, from melit-, meli honey<br />

mellifer, melliferus, mellifera mellif'era (mel-IF-er-a) honey-bearing.<br />

mellinus of the color of new honey.<br />

melliodorus honey-scented, smelling like honey.<br />

mellitus sweet, honey-sweet.<br />

melo Greek a limb; the cheeks; a probe; a song; an apple, fruit; a sheep<br />

melob<br />

Melocactus compounded from melon and cactus, referring to its shape. (Cactaceae)<br />

melocarpus <strong>with</strong> melon-like fruit.<br />

melod-, melodi Greek song, a singing<br />

meloe, meloi Greek a probe<br />

meloformis melon-shaped<br />

melolonth-, melolontha Greek a cockchafer, the beetle Melolontha vulgaris, also called a May Bug, from<br />

ancient Greek µηλολόνθη, cockchafer, lit. ‘fig sheep’, because of the tendency of such insects to feed on figs,<br />

from µηλον, melon, sheep (see Melote n.) and ὄλονθος, fruit of the wild fig, a formation in -νθος, of unknown<br />

origin.<br />

melon Greek an apple, fruit; a sheep from µηλον, melon, sheep.<br />

melongena Egg-plant, Solanum melongena.<br />

meloniformis, meloformis melon-shaped.<br />

melopepo Elector’s-cap Gourd, Cucurbita melopepo.

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