melissa

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A female given name. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century
Bee-nymph in Greek mythology
A plant of the Melissa genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally

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

{i} female first name; computer virus that infects Word 97 and 2000 files and spreads itself via the Microsoft Outlook email program (Internet)
given name, female, from Greek
{i} type of flower attractive to bees and hummingbirds for its sweet fragrance
(in Orlando Furioso) The prophetess who lived in Merlin's cave Bradamant gave her the enchanted ring to take to Rogero; so, assuming the form of Atlantes, she went to Alcina's island, and not only delivered Rogero, but disenchanted all the forms metamorphosed in the island In book xix she assumes the form of Rodomont, and persuades Agramant to break the league which was to settle the contest by single combat A general battle ensues
a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis)
the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey in Greek mythology
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(Gıda) lemon balm
melissa

    Hyphenation

    Me·lis·sa

    Turkish pronunciation

    mılîsı

    Pronunciation

    /məˈləsə/ /məˈlɪsə/

    Etymology

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