bee balm

noun

1
: any of several monardas
especially : oswego tea
2

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Fall is the best time to plant spring-flowering bulbs and native plant seeds that benefit from cold stratification, like milkweed and bee balm. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024 Roses, coneflower, and bee balm are good examples of perennial plants. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2024 Squash bugs tend to avoid plants like catnip, marigolds, nasturtiums, and bee balm. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024 Add plants that support all stages of the pollinators’ lifecycle, such as various types of milkweed, coneflowers, bee balm, and cosmos to feed pollinators from summer through fall. Peter Gorman, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bee balm 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bee balm was in 1836

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“Bee balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bee%20balm. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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