Definitions for oswego teaɒsˈwi goʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Os•we′go tea′ɒsˈwi goʊ(n.)
a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having red tubular flowers.
Category: Plants
Origin of Oswego tea:
1745–55, Amer.; after the Oswego River in New York state
Princeton's WordNet
bee balm, beebalm, bergamot mint, oswego tea, Monarda didyma(noun)
perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
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