melissa

3 definitions found

melissa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Melissa \Me*lis"sa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.]
     (Bot.)
     A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm
     (Melissa officinalis).
     [1913 Webster]

melissa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Melissa
      n 1: a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn:
           Melissa, genus Melissa]

melissa - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Melissa, TX (city, FIPS 47496)
    Location: 33.28261 N, 96.57719 W
    Population (1990): 557 (250 housing units)
    Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 75454