Meanings
plural bee balms
- countableuncountableThe aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America.
“Just before we stopped here, we passed by some bee balm,” I said. “The plant has big red flowers.”
2024, Percival Everett, James, Picador (2025), page 216Synonyms: fragrant balm
- countableuncountableOther species in the genus Monarda.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America.
Monarda didyma
More synonyms by meaning
nounperennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
nounbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 美國薄荷 /美国薄荷
- 美國薄荷 /美国薄荷 (Měiguó bòhé)plant in the genus Monarda
Estonian aedmonarda
- aedmonardaMonarda didyma
Finnish väriminttu, punaväriminttu
- väriminttuplant in the genus Monarda
- punaväriminttuMonarda didyma
Japanese 松明花
- 松明花 (taimatsu-bana)Monarda didyma
Polish pysznogłówka
- pysznogłówkaplant in the genus Monarda
Russian мона́рда, монарда двойчатая
- мона́рда (monárda)plant in the genus Monarda
- монарда двойчатая (monarda dvojčataja)Monarda didyma
Swedish röd temynta
- röd temyntaMonarda didyma
Cite this entry
bee balm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20balm
“bee balm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20balm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bee balm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20balm.
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