ˈmelə̇kə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Italian melica, meliga sorghum, modification (influenced by Latin mel honey) of Medieval Latin ( herba ) medica, literally, medical herb, from herba herb + medica, feminine of medicus medical — more at mellifluous , medical
: a genus of perennial mostly woodland grasses somewhat resembling Festuca but having lemmas 2-lobed at the apex and the upper 2 or 3 lemmas empty and forming a club-shaped mass — see melic grass