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noun

bergamot

BUR-guh-maht/ˈbɜːrɡəmɑːt/

A fragrant citrus fruit used for its aromatic rind oil.

The bergamot has aromatic rind and pale citrus segments.

A botanical still life centered on bergamot citrus: a whole yellow-green, lightly pebbled fruit with attached leaves and a cut half revealing pale citrus segments.
Etymology
bergamotItalianbergamot citrus fruit

Italian bergamotta names the citrus fruit after Bergamo, a town in northern Italy; the English name also covers the aromatic oil extracted from its rind.

In context

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This, my friends, is bergamot. It is a small citrus fruit, and if you take the rind of this citrus and you make an essential oil out of it, that oil can be used to flavor Earl Grey tea.
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More examples

  • She grates the fragrant rind of a bergamot.
  • The tea has a distinctive scent of bergamot.
  • Fresh bergamots fill the shallow wooden crate.

Forms

bergamot · bergamots

Similar words

orange
A related citrus fruit commonly eaten for its flesh.
lemon
A sour citrus fruit with a different distinctive aroma.