basil balm

Questions about basil balm

What does basil balm mean?

basil balm means "perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for basil balm?

Close synonyms include Monarda clinopodia, basil thyme, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is basil balm a common word?

basil balm is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.