In two or three species of tough Hydnum, there is a strong persistent odour somewhat like melilot or woodruffe, which does not pass away after the specimen has been dried for years.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
So they asked their mother to teach them a spell that should rob melilot of her charms, and make them useless in the eyes of men.
"The Field of Clover"
Laurence Housman
But melilot knew no spell.
"The Field of Clover"
Laurence Housman