noun
bergamot
An aromatic plant of the mint family.
Bees gather around the purple bergamot flowers in the garden.
Etymology
The plant borrows the citrus fruit’s name because its aromatic scent resembles bergamot. The shared name marks a similarity of fragrance rather than a close botanical relationship.
More examples
- She crushes a bergamot leaf to release its scent.
- Wild bergamot spreads along the sunny meadow edge.
- The gardener divides the established bergamot plants.
Forms
bergamot · bergamots
Similar words
- mint
- A related aromatic herb with different characteristic leaves and flowers.
- bee balm
- A common name for certain plants also called bergamot.