BEE BALM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bee balm mean? 

• BEE BALM (noun)
  The noun BEE BALM has 3 senses:

1. perennial herb of North America

2. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

3. 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

  Familiarity information: BEE BALM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEE BALM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herb of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; Monarda fistulosa

Hypernyms ("bee balm" is a kind of...):

monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; bergamot mint; Monarda didyma; oswego tea

Hypernyms ("bee balm" is a kind of...):

monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; garden balm; lemon balm; Melissa officinalis; sweet balm

Hypernyms ("bee balm" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "bee balm"):

lemon balm (lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches)

Holonyms ("bee balm" is a member of...):

genus Melissa; Melissa (a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae)