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bee balm

noun

Updated on: 7 Apr 2018

Definition of bee balm

1 : any of several monardas; especially : oswego tea

2 : lemon balm

Recent Examples of bee balm from the Web

For squash bugs, plant mint, chives, garlic, onion, tansy, radishes, nasturtiums, marigolds and bee balm near and among vines of winter and summer squash.

— OregonLive.com, "In vegetable gardens, good-neighbor planting makes all the difference," 29 Mar. 2018
Blue Steel' Zones 4-9 Summer-Late summer Salvia VIBE 'Ignition Purple' Zones 7-11 Spring through summer Also try planting some of the flowering herb varieties of rosemary, russian sage, or bee balm for a pop of purple or light blue.

— jefferson county cooperative extension, AL.com, "Gardening Trends for 2018 (Garden Talk)," 6 Feb. 2018
And then there are the perennials: ferns, bee balm, coneflowers, hibiscus, black-eyed Susans.

— shauna steigerwald, Cincinnati.com, "Cool Home: Gardens and primitives in Georgetown," 13 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of bee balm

1836

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