bee balm vs herb

herb vs bee balm

bee balm and herb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bee balm	Yes	No	No	No
herb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, herb is a hypernym of bee balm; that is, herb is a word with a broader meaning than bee balm:

bee balm: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Other hypernyms of bee balm include herbaceous plant.

bee balm (noun)	herb (noun)
bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
perennial herb of North America

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