| lemon balm 
 
 1. 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
 • Syn:
 garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis
 • Hypernyms:
 herb, herbaceous plant
 • Member Holonyms:
 Melissa, genus Melissa
 2. lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches
 • Hypernyms:
 herb
 • Part Holonyms:
 garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis
 
 
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