Mo"ly (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. .]
1.
A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe.
Milton.
2. Bot.
A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow flowers; -- called also golden garlic.
© Webster 1913.