Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Labiatæ, the tribe Satureineæ, and the subtribe Melisseæ.
- noun In zoology, same as
Andrena .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (
Melissa officinalis ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A plant of the
Melissa genus, especiallylemon balm , often used medicinally.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
Etymologies
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Examples
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The story is a fable taking place in a beehive (melissa is Greek for honey bee) which, as Kipling authority John McGivering, co-author of A Kipling Dictionary (London: Macmillan, 1967), states, "preaches the need for steadfast disciplined defense against false 'progressive' ideas which endanger the very existence of the realm."
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I caved I called melissa in tears and wished she could be by my side so we could self loath togethor.
lupee Diary Entry lupee 2005
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Im so excited they got the rights. but at the same time im still not sure if its true. shouldnt they at least wait and see fan response to the movie? im not saying it will be bad but still, its kinda early to get the rights and stuff. also if melissa is going to be screen writer for 3/5 (and yes i said 5, breaking dawn should most definetly be 2 movies) shouldnt they have her do the last one (s)?
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I told her eric was over (they have past history) and she got upset and hung up on me. so anyways we dropped eric off and went to jordans then i called melissa and she seemed cool so i went over.
lupee Diary Entry lupee 2004
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"the humphries called, they want to see if we want to come to dinner thursday night. i can call melissa, see if she can take the kids. then again i think she may be in des moines to visit her aunt this week. i'll call her and ask."
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I can't wait to go back and read all the linked posts. melissa Said,
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Write to Melissa Korn at melissa.korn@dowjones.com
Best Buy Has Soft December Melissa Korn 2011
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That song would be genius for her character melissa
Jane Lynch 'campaigning strongly' for Sue Sylvester to sing on 'Glee': An EW exclusive! | EW.com 2009
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Write to Melissa Korn at melissa.korn@dowjones.com
Government Sees High Returns On Defaulted Student Loans Melissa Korn 2011
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