bergamot

Noun

A fragrant citrus fruit, or a pear with a musky flavor.
small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. 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.
The fruit from the bergamot tree.
The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
A variety of pear.
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.

Examples

The aroma of victory was as sweet as bergamot after that high-scoring play.

Origin / Etymology

From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.

Synonyms

bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia

Scrabble Score: 13

bergamot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bergamot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bergamot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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