ETYM French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg armûdi a lord's pear.
Variety of pear; essence obtained from rind of variety of pear-shaped orange; fruit and tree yielding such essence; snuff scented with such essence; aromatic plant of mint family.
Small, evergreen tree Citrus bergamia of the rue family Rutaceae. From the rind of its fruit a fragrant orange-scented essence used as a perfume is obtained. The sole source of supply is S Calabria, Italy, but the name comes from the town of Bergamo, in Lombardy.
1. A pear-shaped orange of a Mediterranean tree (Citrus aurantium bergamia) having a rind that yields an essential oil used especially in perfumery; also; this oil.
2. Any of several mints (genus Monarda) — compare wild bergamot.
Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy; SYN. bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia.