n. [ F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg armūdi 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). [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A variety of pear. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot. [ 1913 Webster ] The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wild bergamot (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa). [ 1913 Webster ]
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