Beebalm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  beebalm \beebalm\, bee balm \bee balm\n.
     1. a perennial herb ({Monarda fistulosa}) of North America.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America
        ({Monarda didyma}) having variously colored tubular


        flowers in dense showy heads.
  
     Syn: bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. 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.
  
     Syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa
          officinalis.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  beebalm
       n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: {bee balm}, {Monarda
            fistulosa}]
       2: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
          variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
          [syn: {bee balm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea}, {Monarda
          didyma}]
       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 [syn:
          {lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm}, {Melissa
          officinalis}]