melissa

See also Melissa, and Mélissa

English

Etymology

From Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα (“bee”) (because the plant attracted bees).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /məˈlɪsə/

Noun

melissa (plural melissas)

1. A plant of the Melissa genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.iii:

     Melissa, Bawm, hath an admirable vertue to alter melancholy, be it steeped in our ordinary drink, extracted, or otherwise taken.

Synonyms

• dropsywort, honey plant

Translations

plant of genus Melissa

• Finnish: melissa (fi)

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Finnish

Noun

melissa

1. melissa (plant of the genus Melissa)

Declension

Declension of melissa (type kala) singular plural nominative melissa melissat genitive melissan melissojen melissain1 partitive melissaa melissoja accusative melissa melissan melissat inessive melissassa melissoissa elative melissasta melissoista illative melissaan melissoihin adessive melissalla melissoilla ablative melissalta melissoilta allative melissalle melissoille essive melissana melissoina translative melissaksi melissoiksi instructive – melissoin abessive melissatta melissoitta comitative – melissoineen 1) Rare.

Compounds

• sitruunamelissa

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Italian

Noun

melissa f (plural melisse)

1. lemon balm

Anagrams

• limasse, messali