Search Result for "melissa officinalis":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis]


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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

beebalm \beebalm\, bee balm \bee balm\n. 1. a perennial herb (Monarda fistulosa) of North America. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America (Monarda didyma) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads. Syn: bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea. [WordNet 1.5] 3. a bushy perennial Old World mint, Melissa officinalis, having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America. Syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa officinalis. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Melissa officinalis n 1: 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 [syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis]