medick

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

Obsolete spelling of medic (“medical”).

Synonyms

medic

trefoil

alfalfa

burclover

Translations

rupsklaver

Arzt

🧑‍⚕️

Luzerne

Mediziner

🧑‍⚕️

Schneckenklee

Stabsarzt

Stabsärztin

Amtsärztin

Sanitätsoffizier

luzerne

médecin

trèfle

étudiant en médecine

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medico

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: medike

In summary

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.