1. Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously coloured tubular flowers in dense showy heads
   "The beebalm's scarlet flower heads swayed in the summer breeze";
   - bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea, Monarda didyma
    
2. Perennial herb of North America
   "beebalm attracts pollinators to the garden with its bright purple flowers";
   - bee balm, Monarda fistulosa
    
3. Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavoured leaves
   "The beebalm grew into a dense mound of fragrant foliage";
   - lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa officinalis

Derived forms: beebalms, bee balms

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, monarda, wild bergamot

Part of: genus Melissa, Melissa

Encyclopedia: Beebalm