lemon balm
noun
: a bushy perennial European mint (Melissa officinalis) often cultivated for its lemon-scented leaves
also
: its leaves
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Another pasta, striped like a candy cane, is filled with chicken from a farm at the city’s edge and strewn with local lemon balm, shiso, and cilantro.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Expect some of the finest ingredients sourced from around the country, including barbecued Brittany lobster with fennel and smoked bisque and spider crab from the French coast served with rhubarb, lemon balm and seaweed confit.
—Lane Nieset, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
With its roots established from the fall growing season, your garden will be set up for the lemon balm to return in spring.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
In studies, lemon balm has been shown to help with insomnia and anxiety symptoms.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Expect some of the finest ingredients sourced from around the country, including barbecued Brittany lobster with fennel and smoked bisque and spider crab from the French coast served with rhubarb, lemon balm and seaweed confit.
—Lane Nieset, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
With its roots established from the fall growing season, your garden will be set up for the lemon balm to return in spring.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
In studies, lemon balm has been shown to help with insomnia and anxiety symptoms.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lemon balm
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“Lemon balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lemon%20balm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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