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Noun: garden balm  gaa(r)-d(u)n baam
  1. Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavoured leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
    - lemon balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis

Derived forms: garden balms

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Melissa, Melissa