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Definition of Monarda
1. Noun. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Monarda
Specialized synonyms: Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot Mint, Monarda Didyma, Oswego Tea, Horsemint, Monarda Punctata, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Monarda Fistulosa, Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Monarda Citriodora, Monarda Pectinata, Plains Lemon Monarda, Basil Balm, Monarda Clinopodia
Definition of Monarda
1. an aromatic herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Monarda
1. The leaves of Monarda punctata (family Labiatae), American horsemint, a labiate plant of the U.S. East of the Mississippi; the main commercial source of natural thymol; used as a carminative in colic. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monarda
Literary usage of Monarda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1896)
"In a paper on the chemical composition of the volatile oil from monarda fistulosa,1
one of us calls attention to the fact that although examinations of four ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1895)
"The term horsemint is applied to the genus monarda as well as more specifically to
... An oil of horsemint supposed to be derived from monarda punctata was ..."
3. Principles of Organic and Physiological Chemistry by Carl Löwig (1853)
"and monarda Camphor: C^O,. monarda oil ^'Ie cruc'e ... oil procured from monarda
punc- tata, is a mixture of fluid oil and camphor. The monarda cam- fluid ..."
4. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Varieties of the same, with pink and white flowers; lower leaves angular; upper,
five-parted, cut; stems and calyxes velvety. monarda. Tall Balm. ..."
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