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bergamot.

A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. 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.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/US/ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. 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.

    countable · uncountable

  2. The fruit from the bergamot tree.

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  3. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.

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  4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.

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  5. Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent: Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint

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  6. Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent: Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.

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  7. A variety of pear.

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Where this word comes from

From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.

noun/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/US/ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Bergamo.

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