01 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…
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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.(Bot.)
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The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
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A variety of pear.
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A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.“The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot.” — Cowper.
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Wild bergamot —
an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa).