white sweet clover

noun

: a white-flowered usually tall-growing and biennial sweet clover (Melilotus alba) that is a valuable honey plant

called also white melilot

compare hubam clover

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“White sweet clover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20sweet%20clover. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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