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melissa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun melissa has 1 sense
- melissa(n = noun.plant) genus melissa - a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae; Array is a kind of asterid dicot genus
is a member of family labiatae, family lamiaceae, labiatae, lamiaceae, mint family
CIDE DICTIONARY
melissa, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.].
A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis ). [1913 Webster]
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