bee balm

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noun

Also called Oswego tea. a wildflower, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having thin, lance-shaped leaves and white, salmon, or intensely red flowers, growing along streams in temperate forests and widely cultivated in gardens.

a plant, Melissa officinalis, having broad, opposite, serrated leaves and tight clusters of white, lemon-scented flowers that attract bees.

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Origin of bee balm

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby bee balm

bedwetting, Bedworth, Będzin, bee, Beeb, bee balm, Beebe, bee beetle, bee bird, bee block, beebread

How to use bee balm in a sentence

On her new lip balm collection, what Tyra taught her and how being a mom inspires her management decisions.
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It features a young girl at a spelling bee who is asked to spell “Hagan.”
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How could anyone think that their dislike of the Bee Gees made anything about Disco Demolition Night acceptable?
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In an ad called “Spelling Bee,” a young child spells “Pryor” as “O-B-A-M-A,” to which the judge says, “Close enough.”
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Certainly there are some Asians who have gleefully embraced the image of being the diligent worker bee.
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Every word that now fell from the agitated Empress was balm to the affrighted nerves of her daughter.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
This information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The effect was that of a bird of Paradise bringing balm to our overwrought nerves.
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About an hour after resuming their walk, the major went off in hot pursuit of an enormous bee, which he saw humming round a bush.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
But like the bee, while impelled by an instinct that makes it search for sugar, it sucks in therewith its solid sustenance.
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