melissa en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈlɪsə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”), because the plant attracts bees.
Meanings
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A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.
Meliſſa, Bawme, hath an excellent vertue to alter Melancholy, bee it ſteeped in our ordinary drinke, extracted, or otherwise taken.
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Alternatiues, Hearbes, Other Creatures, &c.”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 4, member 1, subsection 3, page 300:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| melissas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (19)
hu citromfű (plant of genus Melissa) · nn melisse (plant of genus Melissa) · eo meliso (plant of genus Melissa) · sv meliss (plant of genus Melissa) · nb melisse (plant of genus Melissa) · pl rojownik (plant of genus Melissa) · pl melisa (plant of genus Melissa) · sh melisa (plant of genus Melissa) · mk мати́чина (plant of genus Melissa) · fi melissa (plant of genus Melissa) · ru мели́сса (plant of genus Melissa) · sl melisa (plant of genus Melissa) · nl melisse (plant of genus Melissa) · mk мато́чина (plant of genus Melissa) · cmn 蜜蜂花 (plant of genus Melissa) · fr mélisse (plant of genus Melissa) · de Melisse (plant of genus Melissa) · ca melisse (plant of genus Melissa) · sh matičnjak (plant of genus Melissa)