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Me·lis·sa

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–noun

1.	Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.

2.	Also, Me·lis·sie, Me·lis·sy Audio Help [muh-lis-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. a female given name.

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Melissa

proper name, from L., from Gk. (Ionic) melissa "honeybee" (Attic melitta), from PIE *melit-ya, suffixed form of *melit- "honey."

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melissa
noun
a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

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Main Entry: me·lis·sa
Pronunciation: m&-'lis-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of Old World mints havingaxillary clusters of small white or yellowish flowers and including the lemon balm (M. officinalis)
2 : the leaves and tops of the lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)that are a source of citral and have been used as a diaphoretic in the form of a tea

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Melissa, TX (city, FIPS 47496) Location: 33.28261 N, 96.57719 W
Population (1990): 557 (250 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75454

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Balm\, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ?; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]

1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.

2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs. --Dryden.

3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.

4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each ill." --Mrs. Hemans.

Balm cricket (Zo["o]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.

Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).

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