bee balm
nounEtymology Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms.
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The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America.
- “Just before we stopped here, we passed by some bee balm,” I said. “The plant has big red flowers.”2024, Percival Everett, James, Picador (2025), page 216:
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Other species in the genus Monarda.
- Synonyms
- Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, crimson beebalm, fragrant balm, mountain mint, scarlet monarda
- Derived terms
- mintleaf beebalm, spotted bee balm