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bee balm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bee balm has 3 senses
- bee balm(n = noun.plant) beebalm, monarda fistulosa - perennial herb of North America; Array is a kind of monarda, wild bergamot
- bee balm(n = noun.plant) beebalm, bergamot mint, monarda didyma, oswego tea - perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads; Array is a kind of monarda, wild bergamot
- bee balm(n = noun.plant) beebalm, garden balm, lemon balm, melissa officinalis, sweet 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 America; Array has parts: lemon balm
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus melissa, melissa
CIDE DICTIONARY
bee balm, n.
- a perennial herb (
Monarda fistulosa ) of North America. [WordNet 1.5] - a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America (
Monarda didyma ) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads. [WordNet 1.5] - 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. [WordNet 1.5]
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