BASIL BALM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basil balm mean? 

• BASIL BALM (noun)
  The noun BASIL BALM has 2 senses:

1. perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls

2. fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America

  Familiarity information: BASIL BALM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASIL BALM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

basil balm; Monarda clinopodia

Hypernyms ("basil balm" is a kind of...):

monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Acinos arvensis; basil balm; basil thyme; mother of thyme; Satureja acinos

Hypernyms ("basil balm" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("basil balm" is a member of...):

Acinos; genus Acinos (plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha)