Bergamot

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A small tree (Citrus bergamia) commercially grown chiefly in southern Italy for its sour citrus fruits, the rinds of which yield an aromatic oil.
  • noun. The oil itself, used extensively in perfumery.
  • noun. Any of various aromatic plants in the genus Monarda of the mint family.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A variety of pear.
  • noun. A variety of the lime or lemon, Citrus medica, with a very aromatic rind, from which, either by mechanical means or by distillation, the volatile oil of bergamot (known in trade as essence of bergamot) is obtained. The essence is a product chiefly of southern Italy, and is much employed in perfumery.
  • noun. The popular name of several labiate plants, as in England of Mentha citrata, and in the United States of Monarda fistulosa and M. didyma.
  • noun. A kind of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
  • noun. A coarse tapestry manufactured from flocks of wool, silk, cotton, hemp, and from the hair of oxen and goats, said to have been made originally at Bergamo.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).
  • noun. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
  • noun. A variety of pear.
  • noun. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Either of two species of the mint family (Europe: Mentha aquatica, variety glabrata; America: Monarda didyma).
  • noun. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
  • noun. A variety of pear.
  • noun. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
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  • noun. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
  • Word Usage
    "The scent, a fruity-floral blend of Fuji apple, white peach nectar and bergamot, is balanced with white flowers and has base notes of amber, blonde woods and warm sand — designed to capture the come-hither spirit of the 1940s actress."
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