Bergamot Oil

ber·ga·mot   (būrg-mt)
n.
  1.  
    1. A small tree (Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia) commercially grown chiefly in southern Italy for its sour citrus fruits, the rinds of which yield an aromatic oil. Also called bergamot orange.
    2. The oil itself, used extensively in perfumery. Also called bergamot oil.
  2. See bee balm.

[French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Turkish dialectal beg-armudu, bey's pear  : beg, bey; see bey + armud, pear + -u, possessive suff..]
 
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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 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)

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Bergamot

n : small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy [syn: bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia]

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University