horse balm

noun

1. a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of horse balm¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

Only a few days since, while out on a drive, I passed a luxuriant clump of the plant known as "horse-balm."

From Project Gutenberg

Horse-balm (Collinsonia), its singular shape, 136;manner of bee's approach to, 138.

From Project Gutenberg