monarda

noun mo·nar·da \mə-ˈnär-də\

Definition of MONARDA

: any of a genus (Monarda) of coarse annual or perennial North American mints with a tubular calyx and whorls of showy flowers

New Latin, from Nicolás Monardes †1588 Spanish botanist

First Known Use: 1789

Medical Dictionary

noun mo·nar·da \mə-ˈnärd-ə\

capitalized : a genus of coarse North American mints with whorls of showy flowers including one (M. punctata) that has been used as a carminative

: any plant of the genus Monarda

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