LEMON BALM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lemon balm mean? 

• LEMON BALM (noun)
  The noun LEMON BALM has 2 senses:

1. bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America

2. lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches

  Familiarity information: LEMON BALM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEMON BALM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; garden balm; lemon balm; Melissa officinalis; sweet balm

Hypernyms ("lemon balm" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "lemon balm"):

lemon balm (lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches)

Holonyms ("lemon balm" is a member of...):

genus Melissa; Melissa (a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("lemon balm" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("lemon balm" is a part of...):

bee balm; beebalm; garden balm; lemon balm; Melissa officinalis; sweet balm (bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America)