balm mint

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• balm — [bäm; ] occas. [ bälm] n. [ME baume < OFr basme < L balsamum, balsam < Gr balsamon < Sem (cf. Heb basam, Ar bašām] 1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from certain trees and plants (esp. genus Commiphora of the bursera family) and used… …   English World dictionary

• balm — balmlike, adj. /bahm/, n. 1. any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, esp. tropical trees of the genus Commiphora. 2. a plant or tree yielding such a substance. 3. any aromatic or… …   Universalium

• mint family — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae,… …   Useful english dictionary

• balm — noun Etymology: Middle English basme, baume, from Anglo French, from Latin balsamum balsam Date: 13th century 1. a balsamic resin; especially one from small tropical evergreen trees (genus Commiphora of the family Burseraceae) 2. an aromatic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• balm — [bα:m] noun 1》 a fragrant ointment used to heal or soothe the skin.     ↘something that has a soothing or restorative effect. 2》 a tree which yields a fragrant resinous substance, especially one used in medicine. [Genus Commiphora: numerous… …   English new terms dictionary

• balm — [[t]bɑm[/t]] n. 1) pln pha any of various fragrant gum resins used in perfumery or medicine, esp. from tropical trees of the genus Commiphora, of the bursera family 2) pln a plant or tree yielding such a substance 3) any aromatic or fragrant… …   From formal English to slang

• mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus …   Universalium

• bee balm — noun 1. perennial herb of North America • Syn: ↑beebalm, ↑Monarda fistulosa • Hypernyms: ↑monarda, ↑wild bergamot 2. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Lemon balm — Taxobox name = Lemon Balm image width = 240px image caption = Lemon Balm regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lamiaceae genus = Melissa species = M. officinalis binomial = Melissa officinalis… …   Wikipedia

• bee balm — beebalm eebalm, bee balm ee balm . 1. a perennial herb ({Monarda fistulosa}) of North America. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America ({Monarda didyma}) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sweet 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 • Syn: ↑lemon balm, ↑garden balm, ↑bee balm, ↑beebalm, ↑Melissa officinalis •… …   Useful english dictionary