What does "bee balm" mean?

The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America.

Bee balm

Common synonyms include: oswego tea, beebalm, bergamot mint, crimson beebalm, fragrant balm, garden balm.

noun

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Noun

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The aromatic plant Monarda didyma or bergamot, native to North America. countable, uncountable
"“Just before we stopped here, we passed by some bee balm,” I said. “The plant has big red flowers.”"
2
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 wordnet
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Other species in the genus Monarda. countable, uncountable
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perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads wordnet
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perennial herb of North America wordnet

"“Just before we stopped here, we passed by some bee balm,” I said. “The plant has big red flowers.”"

Because bees are attracted to its nectar-rich blossoms.