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medick

medick noun: any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. Also the obsolete spelling of medic.

Noun

medick (usually uncountable, plural medicks)

  1. (usually) Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.
    Synonyms:
    burclover

Also used as

medick is also the obsolete spelling of medic.

Synonyms of medick

Forms of medick

pluralmedicks
alternative formmedic

Origin of medick

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.

Words formed from medick

  • black medick
  • purple medick
  • shield medick
  • sickle medick
  • tree medick
  • yellow medick

Questions about medick

What does medick mean?
Medick means any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.
What part of speech is medick?
Medick is a noun.
What is the plural of medick?
The plural of medick is medicks.

Words near medick in the dictionary

  1. mediciney
  2. medicining
  3. medicins
  4. mediciny
  5. Medicis
  6. medick
  7. medicks
  8. medicle
  9. medico
  10. medico-
  11. medico-legal

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