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- [med-ik]
- /ˈmɛd ɪk/
- /mˈedɪk/
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- [med-ik]
- /ˈmɛd ɪk/
Definitions of medick word
- noun medick any plant belonging to the genus Medicago, of the legume family, having trifoliate leaves and grown as a forage crop. 1
- noun medick A plant of the pea family related to alfalfa, some kinds of which are grown for fodder or green manure and some kinds of which are troublesome weeds. 1
- noun medick any small leguminous plant of the genus Medicago, such as black medick or sickle medick, having yellow or purple flowers and trifoliate leaves 0
- noun medick Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. 0
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Origin of medick
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English medike < Latin mēdica < Greek (póa) Mēdikḗ literally, Median (grass)
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Parts of speech for Medick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
medick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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