melituria (melituria)

[NL., [Also mell it uric ; Melivora, Me livor inæ, etc. Erroneous forms of Mellivora, etc. honey: see mell2.] 1. A genus of plants of the natural order Labiata, the tribe Satureineæ, and which is distinctly two-lipped, by an exserted corolla-tube, the subtribe Meli eæ. It is distinguished by a calyx which is recurved-ascending below the middle, and by Maize or Indian corn. See the quotation from the divergent anther-cells. They are herbs, with dentate leaves and loose axillary clusters of white or yellowish flowers. Three or four species are known, from Europe and central and western Asia. M. officinal is, from southeru Europe, is the common lemon-balm of the gardens. 2. In zoöl., same as Andrena. meli a-oil (mē-lisä-oil), n. A volatile oil obtained from balm, Meli a officinal is, which gives to the plant its aromatic, lemon-like odor.Indian meli a-oil, a fragrant oil distilled in India from a species of Andropogon. See Andropogon and lemon gra . Also called verbena - oil.