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MELISSA OFFICINALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Melissa officinalis mean?
• MELISSA OFFICINALIS (noun)
The noun MELISSA OFFICINALIS has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: MELISSA OFFICINALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Melissa officinalis" 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 "Melissa officinalis"):
lemon balm (lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches)
Holonyms ("Melissa officinalis" is a member of...):
genus Melissa; Melissa (a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae)
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