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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bergamot \ber"gamot\ b~er"g.amo^t, n. f. bergamote,
fr. it. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of turk. beg arm=udi
a lord's pear.
1. bot.
a a tree of the orange family citrus bergamia,
having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind
of which an essential oil of delicious odor is
extracted, much prized as a perfume. also, the fruit.
b a variety of mint mentha aquatica, var. glabrata.
1913 webster
2. the essence or perfume made from the fruit.
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3. a variety of pear. --johnson.
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4. a variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
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the better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot.
--cowper.
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5. a coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or
hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been
invented at bergamo, italy. encyc. brit.
1913 webster
wild bergamot bot., an american herb of the mint family
monarda fistulosa.
1913 webster
1913 webster
see also:
citrus bergamia mentha aquatica wild bergamot monarda fistulosa
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
bergamot
n : small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in
perfumery; italy syn: bergamot orange, citrus
bergamia
see also:
bergamot orange citrus bergamia
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