bergamot
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bergamot1 /ˈbəːgəmɒt/
▶noun
- 1 an oily substance extracted from a variety of Seville orange, used in cosmetics and as flavouring in Earl Grey tea.
- 2 (also bergamot orange) the tree bearing this variety of orange.
- 3 an aromatic North American herb of the mint family. [Monarda didyma and other species.]
– origin C17: named after Bergamo in northern Italy.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bergamot2 /ˈbəːgəmɒt/
▶noun a dessert pear of a rich, sweet variety.
– origin C17: from Fr. bergamotte, from Ital. bergamotta, from Turk. begarmudu ‘prince's pear’.
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