monarda
mo·nar·da
noun \mə-ˈnär-də\Definition of MONARDA
: any of a genus (Monarda) of coarse annual or perennial North American mints with a tubular calyx and whorls of showy flowers
Origin of MONARDA
New Latin, from Nicolás Monardes †1588 Spanish botanist
First Known Use: 1789
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