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Oswego tea

Oswego tea noun: an American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma) with bright red labiate flowers; also called bee balm or bergamot.

Noun

Oswego tea (usually uncountable, plural Oswego teas)

  1. (usually) An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma) with bright red labiate flowers; also called bee balm or bergamot.

Forms of Oswego tea

pluralOswego teas

Origin of Oswego tea

Oswego (from an Iroquoian language) + tea.

Questions about Oswego tea

What does Oswego tea mean?
Oswego tea means an American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma) with bright red labiate flowers; also called bee balm or bergamot.
What part of speech is Oswego tea?
Oswego tea is a noun.
What is the plural of Oswego tea?
The plural of Oswego tea is Oswego teas.

Words near Oswego tea in the dictionary

  1. Oswaldtwistle
  2. Oswegan
  3. Oswegans
  4. Oswego
  5. Oswego County
  6. Oswego tea
  7. Oswego teas
  8. Oswestry
  9. Oswestry Rural
  10. Oswin
  11. Osypenko

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