Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun melissa_officinalis

1 sense of melissa officinalis

Sense 1
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis -- (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)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)