| bee balm n. An aromatic eastern North American herb (Monarda didyma) in the mint family, having variously colored, tubular bilabiate flowers grouped in dense showy heads. Also called bergamot. |
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| Noun | 1. |  bee balm - perennial herb of North America monarda, wild bergamot - any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda |
| 2. |  bee balm - perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy headsmonarda, wild bergamot - any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda | |
| 3. |  bee balm - bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North Americalemon balm - lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Melissa, Melissa - a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae |
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