melissa

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Synonyms: melisma, elissa, melisa, merissa, milissa, mellissa, malissa, melissia, delissa

Antonyms: melisma, elissa, melisa, merissa, milissa, mellissa, malissa, melissia, delissa

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Noun

1. A [[plant#Noun|plant]] of the [[genus]] ''[[Melissa]]'', especially [[lemon balm]] ({{taxfmt|Melissa officinalis|species}}), often used [[medicinally]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek god}} [[bee|Bee]]-[[nymph]] in Greek mythology.
2. {{given name|en|female|from=Ancient Greek|popular=in the latter half of the 20th century}}.

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