bergamot

& a. [In Sw. bergamott (päron), bergamot ( pare ) = bergamot (pear); Dut. bergamot; Ger. berg a motte; Fr. bergamote; Sp. berg a me to, the tree, and bergamot a, the pear; Port. bergamot a; Ital bergamot to, the tree; berg a mott a, the pear. From Bergamo, in Italy.] IMG:content-1247.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A garden plant, Monarda fistulosa , of the Mint order, the smell of which is exactly that of oil of bergamot. ( Britten & Holland .) 3. A kind of mint, the Bergamot Mint ( Mentha citrata ). ( Britten & Holland .) II. Of the fruit of plants luscious to the taste: A kind of pear luscious to the taste. III. Of substances scented with bergamot : A kind of snuff prepared with bergamot. IV. Of other products of Bergamo, in Italy : A coarse tapestry with flocks of wool, silk, cotton, hemp, and ox or goat's hair, said to have been first manufactured at Bergamo; also spelled bergamo . B. As adjective : Pertaining or relating to the bergamot in any of the senses given above; as bergamot oil , the bergamot pear.