bee balm

See also: beebalm

English

Etymology

Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms.

Noun

bee balm (countable and uncountable, plural bee balms)

The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America.
Other species in the genus Monarda.

Synonyms

(Monarda didyma): Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, crimson beebalm, fragrant balm, mountain mint, scarlet monarda

Derived terms

mintleaf beebalm

Translations

Monarda didyma

Estonian: aedmonarda
Finnish: punaväriminttu
Navajo: azeeʼ ndootʼeezhí(Monarda punctata)
Russian: монарда двойчатая f (monarda dvojčataja)
Swedish: röd temynta c

plant in the genus Monarda

Finnish: väriminttu (fi)
Polish: pysznogłówka (pl) f
Russian: мона́рда (ru) f (monárda)

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