MEDICK

Meaning

Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English medike, from Latin mēdica, from Ancient Greek μηδίκη (mēdíkē), short for Μηδικὴ πόα (Mēdikḕ póa, “Median grass”); so called because medick was imported from Media to Greece during the Greco-Persian Wars.

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

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