melitta

[MELISSA.] mě-lit-ti-dæ, s. pl. [Lat. melitt (is) (q. v.); pl. adj. suff.- idæ. ] Bot.: A family of Labiates, tribe Stacheæ. mě-lit-tis, s. [Gr. melitta =a bee.] Bot .: Bastard-balm; the typical genus of the family Melittide. Calyx campanulate, obviously two-lipped, veined, the upper lip longer than the stamens, which are didynamous, ascending, and parallel; nutlets smooth reticulated. Only known species, Melittis meli ophyllum , a creamy white plant blotched with pink or purple. or