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MELISSA
Melissa, genus Melissa
(noun) a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Me*lis"sa, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARSEC
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
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