Word Meaning

Meaning of bergamot

- 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.
- A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).
- The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
- A variety of pear.
- A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
- A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.

Crossword clue for bergamot

- Oil used to flavour tea