sweet clover disease
noun
: a hemorrhagic diathesis of sheep and cattle feeding on improperly cured sweet clover (genus Melilotus of the family Fabaceae) containing excess quantities of dicumarol
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“Sweet clover disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sweet%20clover%20disease. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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