单词 | bee balm |
释义 | bee balm in American English US 1. Oswego tea 2. lemon balm bee balm in American Englishnoun 1. 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 2. a plant, Melissa officinalis, having broad, opposite, serrated leaves and tight clusters of white, lemon-scented flowers that attract bees Word origin [1840–50, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, layout, plaque, set piece, warmup |
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