【医】 │蜜蜂花, 蜜里萨香草

[ noun ]
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
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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}).


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]