bee balm

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

• perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

• perennial herb of North America

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lemon balm , garden balm , sweet balm , beebalm , Melissa officinalis , bergamot mint , oswego tea , Monarda didyma , Monarda fistulosa