bee balm

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bee balm

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Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms.

noun bee balms

  1. countable, uncountable The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America. “Just before we stopped here, we passed by some bee balm,” I said. “The plant has big red flowers.”

    Similar: fragrant balm

  2. countable, uncountable Other species in the genus Monarda.

Similar: Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, crimson beebalm, fragrant balm, mountain mint, scarlet monarda

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noun Monarda didyma

日本語松明花 taimatsu-bana
Русскиймонарда двойчатая monarda dvojčataja

noun plant in the genus Monarda

中文美國薄荷 /美国薄荷 Měiguó bòhé
Русскиймона́рда monárda

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@misc{bee_balm_2026,
  title = {bee balm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bee%20balm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}