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| ber·ga·mot [ búrgə mòt ] (plural ber·ga·mots or ber·ga·mot) |
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1. oil from citrus fruit: a fragrant yellow-green essential oil. Source: bergamot fruit rinds. Use: perfumes.
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2. spiny Asian citrus tree: a spiny citrus tree with sour pear-shaped fruit. Native to: Asia. Latin name Citrus bergamia.
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3. Mediterranean mint plant: a mint plant producing a fragrant oil similar to bergamot oil. Native to: Mediterranean. Latin name Mentha citrata.
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4. Canada plants N American mint plant: a wild or garden mint plant. Flowers: scarlet in the wild, white to purple in garden varieties. Native to: North America. Latin name Monarda didyma.
U.S. term bee balm
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5. plants
Same as wild bergamot
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| [Late 17th century. After Bergamo in N Italy] |
