(n.) A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis).
Example Sentences:
(1) Hotel Rwanda actress Sophie Okonedo, Jonathan La Paglia (Cold Case), Melissa George (Grey's Anatomy) and Neighbours actor Alex Dimitriades feature in the TV adaptation of Tsiolkas's book.
(2) Melissa Miller, an associated professor of political science at Bowling Green state university in northern Ohio, said it was notable that Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, made many more visits to Ohio campuses this year.
(3) Melissa Benn It's a very interesting idea to draw up common objectives and a broad curriculum.
(4) While ethoxyuridine, bromovinyl deoxyuridine and phosphono formiate gave no response in the animals, aciclovir, vidarabine, idoxuridine, trifluorothymidine, proclu and an extract of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) only induced weak reactions in the guinea pigs.
(5) RA But with the greatest respect, Melissa, the whole point of equal pay audits is to get equality.
(6) They’ve just ransacked the house, it’s horrible, it’s terrible,” said Melissa Mill.
(7) I don't want know that you could ever even put a number on it," said New York-based features and fashion journalist Melissa Whitworth.
(8) What these revelations do is ask all of us to think about how we approach the politics of this issue.” Josh Wilson, the new Labor member for Fremantle who replaced one of Labor’s strongest campaigners on protecting the human rights of asylum seekers, Melissa Parke, said there was clear evidence of “chronic, systemic, institutional harm” going on in immigration detention.
(9) Kurt was a good man and a loving husband to our daughter and sister, Melissa,” it read.
(10) Last May, al-Jazeera correspondent Melissa Chan was denied a visa because of her reports on sensitive issues like black jails.
(11) Surely the whole point of The Heat's dynamic in the first place is that Sandra Bullock's character is skinny and prissy and uptight and Melissa McCarthy's character is bigger and bolshier and her diametric opposite?
(12) Melissa was found to have a severe case of Pre Menstrual Syndrome as well as seizure disorder, and was treated with the appropriate medications.
(13) Asked about the status of his own job, the press secretary joked “I’m right here”, telling reporters, in a belligerent line that could have been uttered by his impersonator Melissa McCarthy: “You can keep taking your selfies.” The president was busy sowing confusion by trying a new passive-aggressive tone on Twitter , musing: “While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out.
(14) Melissa Rowland was pregnant with twins when she rejected her doctor's advice to have a C-section.
(15) Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig on Spy: 'When it works, it works like jazz' Read more “If someone wants me to jump off this balcony,” says Jason Statham, nodding to the window behind him, “and land on a crash pad, that’s a piece of cake for me.” We’re only on the first floor of a Mayfair hotel, but it’s still quite a drop.
(16) In addition to Robert, who works as a Linux server engineer, the group includes Catherine, a teacher; Liz, associate editor for a national magazine; Phil, a permaculture gardener and community activist; Tricia, who teaches English as a foreign language; Melissa, a university lecturer; Tom, a software tester; and Charles, an industrial engineer, systems analyst and musician.
(17) Rosmarinic acid (RA), a naturally occurring extract from Melissa officinalis, inhibits several complement-dependent inflammatory processes and may have potential as a therapeutic agent for the control of complement activation in disease.
(18) Rivers’ daughter and TV partner, Melissa Rivers, said they had no comment on the ruling.
(19) Melissa Benn Nobody is saying that there aren't areas where there needs to be improvement.
(20) I agree with Melissa: we've all got an individual responsibility but we also have a collective responsibility and it's this that's going to really mobilise that change.