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    MELISSA OFFICINALIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (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 Americaplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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