Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a perennial herb (
Monarda fistulosa ) of North America. - noun a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America (
Monarda didyma ) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads. - noun a bushy perennial Old World mint,
Melissa officinalis , having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America.
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- noun perennial herb of North America
- noun bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
- noun perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
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Examples
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In fact, there are scores of beautiful choices in my part of the country, many of which I grow: native viburnums, redbuds and dogwoods with their spring blooms; Annabelle hydrangeas with their white puff-ball flowers; winterberries, which produce bright red or orange berries in the fall; tall garden phlox; beebalm and echinacea, to name just a few.
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If you do a little research for your area and climate, you can find plants like beebalm that attract bees.
Help the Honeybee! Casey 2010
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If you do a little research for your area and climate, you can find plants like beebalm that attract bees.
Archive 2010-03-01 Casey 2010
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Today's English gardens, from the small suburban yards to large parklands, are crowded with the descendants of the plants that Mr. Bartram dispatched, ranging from vibrant flowers such as echinacea, phlox and scarlet beebalm to majestic tulip poplars, magnolias and southern catalpas.
The Roots of a Gardening Obsession Andrea Wulf 2009
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Arizona queen of the night, Desert Four O'Clock, Bigelow's aster, spotted beebalm Comment:
Back to the Garden 2008
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Thanks again to Lisa for letting me know the common name for this plant is "beebalm."
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2002
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Radiating hurt pride, he stalked to the far end of the porch and disappeared into a large clump of beebalm.
Calling On Dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1993
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Radiating hurt pride, he stalked to the far end of the porch and disappeared into a large clump of beebalm.
calling on dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1993
beautifulpyre commented on the word beebalm
Monarda! Grows wild in the hills of West Virginia. Smells wonderful.
April 30, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word beebalm
US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906: Railroad telegraphers' shorthand for "Bid has been withdrawn".
January 20, 2013