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bergamot

/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/

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What does bergamot mean?

noun

  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.
  2. The fruit from the bergamot tree.
  3. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
  2. Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
  3. Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
  4. A variety of pear.
  5. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.

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If the hair fall off, the castor oil, scented with a few drops either of otto of roses or of essence of bergamot, is a good remedy to prevent its doing so; a little of it ought, night and morning, to be well rubbed into the roots of the hair.
Pye Henry ChavasseAdvice to a Mother on the Management of Her ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #6595