| a Eurasian plant, Medicago lupulina, of the pea family, having black pods, cultivated for forage. |
| black medic or black medick n. A cloverlike Eurasian plant (Medicago lupulina) in the pea family, having dense clusters of small yellow flowers and black pods. It is cultivated for forage. Also called nonesuch. [black + medic1.] |