Monarda Definition

mə-närdə
noun
Webster's New World
Any of various aromatic plants of the genus Monarda in the mint family, including horsemint, Oswego tea, and wild bergamot.
American Heritage
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae "” bee balm and other flowering plants native to North America.

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Other Word Forms of Monarda

Noun

Singular:
monarda
Plural:
monardas

Origin of Monarda

  • New Latin Monarda genus name after Nicolas Monardes (1493–1588), Spanish botanist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the genus name.

    From Wiktionary

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