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bergamot definition

ber·ga·mot (bʉrgə mät′)

noun

  1. a small evergreen tree (Citrus bergamia) of the rue family, grown in S Europe
  2. its pear-shaped, inedible citrus fruit
  3. an oil extracted from the rind of this fruit, used widely in perfumery
  4. any of several aromatic North American herbs (genera Monarda and Mentha) of the mint family, as horsemint or Oswego tea

Etymology: Fr bergamote < It bergamotta < Turk beg-armûdī, prince's pear (< beg, bey + armūdi, pear); form infl. by Bergamo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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