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Bee balm   /bi bɑm/   Listen
noun
bee balm, beebalm  n.  
1.
A perennial herb (Monarda fistulosa) of North America.
2.
A perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America (Monarda didyma) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads.
Synonyms: bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.
3.
A bushy perennial Old World mint, Melissa officinalis, having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America.
Synonyms: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa officinalis.





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"Bee balm" Quotes from Famous Books



... dragonhead (Physostegia), pale rose-purple spikes; centranthuses, cymes of red and white; centaureas, heads of yellow, blue, and purple; pinks, divers shades of red and white; and monkshoods, hoods of blue or white; and all are very hardy, ready growers, and copious bloomers. The bee balm, one of our handsomest perennials, has bright red whorls; it spreads upon the surface of the ground like mint, and thus may be divided and increased to any extent. It loves rich, moist land, but is not fastidious. Among the evening ...
— Scientific American Suppl. No. 299 • Various
... Violets, some are for Roses, Some for Peniriall, some for Bee Balm, When they go church-along carrying posies (Smell 'em and glance at the lads in the psalm); I am for Southernwood, Southernwood, Southernwood (Lad's Love 'tis called by the home-folk hereby), All in the summertime, summertime, summertime— Lad's Love 'tis called, ...
— Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 153, November 7, 1917 • Various


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