Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Moly \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}.