Medic \Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. ? (sc. ?) a kind of clover
introduced from Media, from ? Median.]
(Bot.)
A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic
is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is
M. sativa.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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