Meaning Melissa
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Melissa


fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek (Ionic) melissa (Attic melitta) "honeybee," also "one of the priestesses of Delphi," from PIE *melit-ya, suffixed form of *melit- "hon [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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(n) a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
Source: beedictionary.com

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Melissa


N F balm
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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A botanical ingredient. Also known as Lemon Balm.
Source: wormwoodsociety.org

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A Plant genus of the Family Lamiaceae. The common Names of beebalm or lemonbalm are also used for Monarda.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE. The common names of beebalm or lemonbalm are also used for MONARDA.
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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A plant of the ''Melissa'' genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally. * RBrtn AntmyMlncly, II.4.1.iii: *: Melissa, Bawm, hath an admirable vertue to alter melancholy, be it steeped in o [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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grc|???????||bee, honey, honeybee * In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name ''
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Means "bee" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Procles, as well as an epithet of various Greek nymphs and priestesses. According to the early Christian w [..]
Source: behindthename.com





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