"bee balm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bee balms [plural]
Etymology: Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bee balm (countable and uncountable, plural bee balms)
  1. The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Herbs, Menthinae subtribe plants Derived forms: mintleaf beebalm
    Sense id: en-bee_balm-en-noun-Y41~4lRo Disambiguation of Herbs: 69 31 Disambiguation of Menthinae subtribe plants: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43
  2. Other species in the genus Monarda. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (plant in the genus Monarda): väriminttu (Finnish), pysznogłówka [feminine] (Polish), мона́рда (monárda) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bee_balm-en-noun-Qlo8-lwg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'plant in the genus Monarda': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Monarda didyma): Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, crimson beebalm, fragrant balm, mountain mint, scarlet monarda Translations (Monarda didyma): aedmonarda (Estonian), punaväriminttu (Finnish), azeeʼ ndootʼeezhí (taxonomic: Monarda punctata) (Navajo), монарда двойчатая (monarda dvojčataja) [feminine] (Russian), röd temynta [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'Monarda didyma': 55 45 Disambiguation of 'Monarda didyma': 55 45

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