horse balm


noun
  1. a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.

Origin of horse balm

1
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words Nearby horse balm

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How to use horse balm in a sentence

  • Only a few days since, while out on a drive, I passed a luxuriant clump of the plant known as "horse-balm."

    My Studio Neighbors | William Hamilton Gibson
  • Horse-balm (Collinsonia), its singular shape, 136;manner of bee's approach to, 138.

    My Studio Neighbors | William Hamilton Gibson