monarda

American  

[muh-nahr-duh] / məˈnɑr də /

noun

1. any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.

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monarda British  

/ mɒˈnɑːdə /

noun

1. any mintlike North American plant of the genus Monarda: family Lamiaceae (labiates) See also horsemint bergamot

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Etymology

Origin of monarda

1705–15; < New Latin, named after N. Monardés (1493–1588), Spanish botanist; -a ²

Example Sentences

A vestige of grass remains, but the veggie beds are interspersed with sunflowers, monarda, butterfly weed and a few other blooms for the pollinators and birds.

From Washington Post

Here is a parterre of the purple monarda, there the euphorbia sheds its silver leaf.

From Project Gutenberg

There were malvas and purple monardas, and flowers of the cotton-rose, five inches in diameter.

From Project Gutenberg