bergamot tree

  • 11bergamot — bergamot1 [ bə:gəmɒt] 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… …

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  • 12bergamot — ber•ga•mot [[t]ˈbɜr gəˌmɒt, mət[/t]] n. 1) pln a small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil 2) the oil or essence itself 3) pln any of various plants of the mint family yielding an… …

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  • 13bergamot — 1. n. 1 an aromatic herb, esp. Mentha citrata. 2 an oily perfume extracted from the rind of the fruit of the citrus tree Citrus bergamia, a dwarf variety of the Seville orange tree. 3 the tree itself. Etymology: Bergamo in N. Italy 2. n. a… …

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  • 14bergamot — ber·ga·mot || bɜːgÉ™mÉ’t n. citrus tree; fruit from this tree; variety of pear; any of a number of plants of the mint family …

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  • 15bergamot —   n. 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 …

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  • 16bergamot oil — noun : a greenish or brownish yellow fragrant essential oil expressed from the rind of the fruit of a tree (Citrus bergamia) and used chiefly as a perfume (as in colognes) …

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  • 17Wild bergamot — Bergamot 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 …

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  • 18Wild bergamot — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …

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  • 19orange tree — noun any citrus tree bearing oranges • Syn: ↑orange • Hypernyms: ↑citrus, ↑citrus tree • Hyponyms: ↑sour orange, ↑Seville orange, ↑bitter orange, ↑ …

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  • 20Citrus bergamia — Bergamot 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 …

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