melisphyllum

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Menander, Monostichoi, 477

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mĕlisphyllum: and mĕlisso-phyllon, i, n., = μελίφυλλον and μελισσόφυλλον (honey-leaf, bee-leaf), an herb of which bees are fond,
I balm-gentle, balm (also called apiastrum): trita melis phylla, et cerinthae ignobile gramen, Verg. G. 4, 63; Plin. 20, 11, 45, § 116; 21, 20, 86, § 149.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mĕlisphyllum,¹⁶ ī, n., et mĕlissŏphyllŏn, ī, n., mélisse [plante] : Virg. G. 4, 63 || Plin. 20, 116 ; 21, 149.