bee balm

See also: beebalm

English

Blossoming Monarda didyma or bee balm

Etymology

Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms.

Noun

bee balm (countable and uncountable, plural bee balms)

1. The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America.
   • 2024, Percival Everett, James, Picador (2025), page 216:

     “Just before we stopped here, we passed by some bee balm,” I said. “The plant has big red flowers.”

2. Other species in the genus Monarda.

Synonyms

• (Monarda didyma): Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, crimson beebalm, fragrant balm, mountain mint, scarlet monarda

Derived terms

• mintleaf beebalm

Translations

Monarda didyma

• Estonian: aedmonarda
• Finnish: punaväriminttu
• Japanese: 松明花 (taimatsu-bana)
• Navajo: azeeʼ ndootʼeezhí(Monarda punctata)
• Russian: монарда двойчатая f (monarda dvojčataja)
• Swedish: röd temynta c

plant in the genus Monarda

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美國薄荷 / 美国薄荷 (Měiguó bòhé)

• Finnish: väriminttu (fi)
• Polish: pysznogłówka (pl) f
• Russian: мона́рда (ru) f (monárda)