Definitions for: Bergamot

[n] small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy

Webster (1913) Definition: Ber"ga*mot (b[~e]r"g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote,
fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di
a lord's pear.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) 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.
(b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).

2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.

3. A variety of pear. --Johnson.

4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.

The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot.
--Cowper.

5. 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.

Wild bergamot (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family
(Monarda fistulosa).

Synonyms: bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia

See Also: orange, orange tree

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