Noun: Melissa officinalis
- Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavoured leaves
"The Melissa officinalis grew into a dense mound of fragrant foliage";
- lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: genus Melissa, Melissa
Encyclopedia: Melissa officinalis