BEEBALM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beebalm mean? 

• BEEBALM (noun)
  The noun BEEBALM has 3 senses:

1. perennial herb of North America

2. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

3. bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America

  Familiarity information: BEEBALM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEEBALM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herb of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; Monarda fistulosa

Hypernyms ("beebalm" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; bergamot mint; Monarda didyma; oswego tea

Hypernyms ("beebalm" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; garden balm; lemon balm; Melissa officinalis; sweet balm

Hypernyms ("beebalm" 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)

Meronyms (parts of "beebalm"):

lemon balm (lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches)

Holonyms ("beebalm" is a member of...):

genus Melissa; Melissa (a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae)