HyperDic: melissa_officinalis

English > 1 sense of the expression Melissa officinalis:
NOUNplantMelissa officinalis, lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalmbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves
English > Melissa officinalis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America.
Synonymslemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm
Member ofMelissa, genus MelissaA genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
Partslemon balmlemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcitronela, melisa, toronjil
CatalanMelissa officinalis

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