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melisso-

melisso- prefix: bee, honey.

Prefix

melisso-

  1. Bee, honey.

Forms of melisso-

alternative formmeliss-

Origin of melisso-

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee, honey”). By surface analysis, meliss- + -o-.

Questions about melisso-

What does melisso- mean?
Melisso- means bee, honey.
What part of speech is melisso-?
Melisso- is a prefix.

Words near melisso- in the dictionary

  1. melissate
  2. melissates
  3. melissene
  4. melissic
  5. melissic acid
  6. melisso-
  7. melissopalynological
  8. melissopalynologist
  9. melissopalynologists
  10. melissopalynology
  11. melissophobia

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