Associations to the word «Melissa»

Wiktionary

MELISSA, noun. A plant of the Melissa genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally.
MELISSA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae   — lemon balm.
MELISSA, proper noun. (Greek god) Bee-nymph in Greek mythology.
MELISSA, proper noun. A female given name. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

Dictionary definition

MELISSA, noun. A genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats