| 单词 | bergamot |
| 释义 | bergamot /berr"geuh mot', -meuht/, n. 1. a small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil. 2. Also called essence of bergamot. the oil or essence itself. 3. any of various plants of the mint family, as Monarda fistulosa, yielding an oil resembling essence of bergamot. 4. a variety of pear. [1610-20; < F bergamote < It bergamotta < Ottoman Turk; cf. Mod Turk bey armudlu lit., bey's pear (bey BEY + armut pear ( < Pers) + -u 3d sing. possessive suffix); It form perh. by assoc. with BERGAMO, BERGAMA, with -otta as alter. to a familiar suffix; the citrus appar. so called from its resemblance to the pear] |
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