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• Bergamot orange — Citrus bergamia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

• Bergamot — Ber ga*mot (b[ e]r g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bergamot — type of citrus tree, also its fruit, both similar to bitter orange, and the essence prepared from the oil of the rind of the fruit, 1690s, from Fr. bergamote (17c.), from It. bergamotta, named for Bergamo, town in Italy. The name is Roman… …   Etymology dictionary

• Bergamot — may refer to: *Bergamot orange, a citrus fruit used in Earl Grey tea *HMS Bergamot , one of two ships of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom * Monarda didyma , a herbee also* Mentha citrata *Bergamot Station …   Wikipedia

• bergamot — [bʉr′gə mät΄] n. [Fr bergamote < It bergamotta < Turk beg armûdī, prince s pear (< beg,BEY + armūdi, pear); form infl. by BERGAMO] 1. a small evergreen tree (Citrus bergamia) of the rue family, grown in S Europe 2. its pear shaped,… …   English World dictionary

• bergamot — /berr geuh mot , meuht/, n. 1. a small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil. 2. Also called essence of bergamot. the oil or essence itself. 3. any of various plants of the mint… …   Universalium

• bergamot — noun /ˈbɝɡəˌmɒt/ 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. The better hand . . .… …   Wiktionary

• bergamot — I. /ˈbɜgəmɒt/ (say berguhmot) noun 1. a small tree of the citrus family, Citrus bergamia, the rind of whose fruit yields a fragrant essential oil (essence of bergamot). 2. the oil or essence itself. 3. any of various plants of the mint family, as …  

• bergamot orange — noun small tree with pear shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy • Syn: ↑bergamot, ↑Citrus bergamia • Hypernyms: ↑orange, ↑orange tree * * * noun see bergamot …   Useful english dictionary

• bergamot — ber·ga·mot (burґgə mot) [L. bergamium] 1. Citrus bergamia. 2. the orangelike fruit of C. bergamia; its rind is a source of bergamot oil, which is used in perfumes. 3. any of various fragrant labiate plants, such as Mentha citrata and Monarda …   Medical dictionary

• bergamot oil — a volatile oil obtained by expression from the rind of the fresh fruit of bergamot (Citrus bergamia). It is used in perfumes but can cause photosensitivity …   Medical dictionary