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Noun: basil balm  ba-zul baam
  1. Perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls
    - Monarda clinopodia
     
  2. Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
    - basil thyme, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos

Derived forms: basil balms

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, monarda, wild bergamot

Part of: Acinos, genus Acinos

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basidiomycetous fungi
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycotina
basidiospore
basidiosporous
basidium
basifixed
basify
basil
Basil
basil balm
basil mint
Basil of Caesarea
Basil the Great
basil thyme
basilar
basilar artery
basilar membrane
basilary
basileus
basilic vein