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Melissa   /məlˈɪsə/   Listen
Melissa

noun
1.
A genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae.  Synonym: genus Melissa.



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Melissa officinalis


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"Melissa" Quotes from Famous Books



... terrours does thy gift create, Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate: The myrtle, ensign of supreme command, Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand; Not less capricious than a reigning fair, Now grants, and now rejects a lover's prayer. In myrtle shades oft sings the happy swain, In myrtle shades despairing ghosts complain; The myrtle crowns the happy lovers' heads, The unhappy ...
— Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1 • Boswell


Words linked to "Melissa" :   lemon balm, bee balm, Lamiaceae, Labiatae, garden balm, beebalm, mint family, asterid dicot genus, Melissa officinalis, family Lamiaceae, sweet balm, family Labiatae


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