beebalm

1. 1.

   perennial herb of North America

   Synonymsbee balmMonarda fistulosa

   Broadermonarda
2. 2.

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

   Synonymsbee balmbergamot mintoswego teaMonarda didyma

   Broadermonarda
3. 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

   Synonymslemon balmgarden balmsweet balmbee balmMelissa officinalis

   Broaderherb

   Part ofMelissa

   Partslemon balm

Other forms of beebalm

plural

beebalms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about beebalm

What does beebalm mean?

beebalm means "perennial herb of North America". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in beebalm?

beebalm has 2 syllables: bee-balm. The stress falls on "bee".

What is another word for beebalm?

Close synonyms include bee balm, Monarda fistulosa, bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea. 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 beebalm a common word?

beebalm is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.