bee balm

noun

1
: any of several monardas
especially : oswego tea
2

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Plants like trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm, and hummingbird sage provide much more nectar than hybrids and exotics. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Mar. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for bee balm 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 Dec. 2024.

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