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melissa

English

Etymology

From Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek ??????? (mélissa, bee), because the plant attracts bees.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /m??l?s?/
  • Hyphenation: mel?is?sa

Noun

melissa (plural melissas)

  1. A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.

Synonyms

  • dropsywort
  • honey plant (one sense)

Translations

Anagrams

  • Maisels, Salemis, aimless, mesails, samiels, seismal

Finnish

Noun

melissa

  1. melissa (plant of the genus Melissa)

Declension

Compounds

  • sitruunamelissa

Anagrams

  • melassi

Italian

Noun

melissa f (plural melisse)

  1. lemon balm

Anagrams

  • limasse, messali

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missy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?s.i/
  • Rhymes: -?si

Etymology 1

From miss +? -y.

Noun

missy (plural missies)

  1. A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A female nurse.

Descendants

  • ? Maori: Mihi

Translations

Adjective

missy (not comparable)

  1. Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.

Etymology 2

Noun

missy (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of misy

Anagrams

  • mysis

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