Definition of Bergamot

1. Noun. Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy.

Exact synonyms: Bergamot Orange, Citrus Bergamia
Generic synonyms: Orange, Orange Tree

Definition of Bergamot

1. n. 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.

Definition of Bergamot

1. a citrus tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bergamot

1. 1 . 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 odour is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, glabrata). 2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit. 3. A variety of pear. 4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot. "The better hand . . . Gives the nose its bergamot." (Cowper). 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. Wild bergamot, an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa). Origin: F. Bergamote, fr. It. Bergamotta; prob. A corruption of Turk. Beg armdi a lord's pear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bergamot

bereaves
bereaving
bereft
bereft of(p)
beres
beret
berets
beretta
berettas
berg
Berg's stain
bergall
bergama
bergamas
bergamot (current term)
bergamot (current term)
bergamots
bergamot mint
bergamot orange
bergander
Bergen
bergenia
bergenias
Berger's disease
Berger's focal glomerulonephritis
Berger's space
bergere
bergeres
Berger cells
Berger rhythm

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