bee balm

noun

1
: any of several monardas
especially : oswego tea
2

Examples of bee balm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Plant flowers nearby that attract pollinators, such as sunflowers, bee balm, goldenrod, etc. Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024 Other native plant candidates for winter sowing, Schaller said, include bee balm, coneflower, goldenrod, blazing star, phlox and lobelia. Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bee balm 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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