monarda

Other forms: monardas

Definitions of monarda

1. noun

   any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
   synonyms: wild bergamot

   types:

   Monarda didyma, bee balm, beebalm, bergamot mint, oswego tea

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

   Monarda punctata, horsemint

   tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico

   Monarda fistulosa, bee balm, beebalm

   perennial herb of North America

   Monarda citriodora, horsemint, lemon mint

   an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico

   Monarda pectinata, plains lemon monarda

   annual of southern United States

   Monarda clinopodia, basil balm

   perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests