basil balm   (TTS Sound)

The noun basil balm has 2 senses

• basil balm, Monarda clinopodia -- (perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls)


• basil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos -- (fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America)