Wiktionary
n. a perennial herb, (taxlink Melissa officinalis species noshow=1), of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc
WordNet
n. 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]
lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches
Usage examples of "lemon balm".
He caught the clean, wet scent of them, and the drift of rosemary and lemon balm from the herb bed she'd weeded that morning.
A few leaves of lemon balm floated fragrantly on the surface of the plain pottery bowl.
Now I can cough through my interviews with my breath smelling of lemon balm and wild thyme.
She looked up from her knitting and told me there were lemon balm cookies and raspberry tea in the refrigerator.
As she stood on the threshold, the smells of lemon balm, dill, and fennel swirled around her.
Lemon grass was tied together with wild flowers and ordinary sage with lemon balm.
He set her before the little heater in the sanctuary and made her a cup of steaming lemon balm tea.
As she turned and descended the stairs her scent wafted back to me, lemon balm and ginger riding on the sweeter scent that was simply Molly's own.