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bergamot
/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/
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What does bergamot mean?
noun
- 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.
- The fruit from the bergamot tree.
- The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
More meanings (5)
noun
- A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
- Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
- Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
- A variety of pear.
- A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
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/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/
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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.