genus melissa

Noun
  1. A genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae (synset 112875203)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym: bee balm, beebalm, garden balm, lemon balm, melissa officinalis, sweet balm - 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
    belongs to: family labiatae, family lamiaceae, labiatae, lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    same as: melissa

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