| NOUN | plant | lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis | bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves |
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| food | lemon balm | lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches |
| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis | |
| Member of | Melissa, genus Melissa | A genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae |
| Parts | lemon balm | lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | citronela, melisa, toronjil | |
| Catalan | Melissa officinalis | |
| Meaning | lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches. | |
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| Part of | lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis | bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves |
| Broader | herb | aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities |
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