Oswego tea \Os*we"go tea"\ (Bot.)
An American aromatic herb ({Monarda didyma}), with showy,
bright red, labiate flowers.
Monarda didyma
n : perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
[syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea}]