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[syn: Melissa, genus Melissa]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Melissa \Me*lis"sa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.]
(Bot.)
A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm
(Melissa officinalis).
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Melissa
n 1: a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn:
Melissa, genus Melissa]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Melissa, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1350
Housing Units (2000): 501
Land area (2000): 4.585624 sq. miles (11.876710 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.585624 sq. miles (11.876710 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47496
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.283534 N, 96.571851 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75454
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Melissa, TX
Melissa