Oswego tea
English
Etymology
Oswego
(from an
Iroquoian
language) +
tea
.
Noun
Oswego
tea
(
usually uncountable
,
plural
Oswego teas
)
An
American
aromatic
herb
(
Monarda didyma
) with bright red
labiate
flowers
; also called
bee balm
or
bergamot
.