diff --git a/src/dom/dom.js b/src/dom/dom.js
index c15484496a..8b0e59a193 100644
--- a/src/dom/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom/dom.js
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ p5.prototype.createCheckbox = function() {
 
 /**
  * Creates a dropdown menu `<select></select>` element in the DOM.
- * It also helps to assign select-box methods to <a href="#/p5.Element">p5.Element</a> when selecting existing select box.
- * - `.option(name, [value])` can be used to set options for the select after it is created.
+ * It also assigns select-related methods to <a href="#/p5.Element">p5.Element</a> when selecting an existing select box. Options in the menu are unique by `name` (the display text).
+ * - `.option(name, [value])` can be used to add an option with `name` (the display text) and `value` to the select element. If an option with `name` already exists within the select element, this method will change its value to `value`.
  * - `.value()` will return the currently selected option.
  * - `.selected()` will return the current dropdown element which is an instance of <a href="#/p5.Element">p5.Element</a>.
  * - `.selected(value)` can be used to make given option selected by default when the page first loads.