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Melissafem. 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 [..]
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Melissa(n) a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
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MelissaN F balm
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MelissaA botanical ingredient. Also known as Lemon Balm.
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MelissaA Plant genus of the Family Lamiaceae. The common Names of beebalm or lemonbalm are also used for Monarda.
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MelissaA plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE. The common names of beebalm or lemonbalm are also used for MONARDA.
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Melissa
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 [..]
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Melissa
grc|???????||bee, honey, honeybee
* In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name ''
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MelissaMeans "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 [..]
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