- Bergamot (thé a la bergamote)
- name for both a variety of orange and of pear; (earl grey tea.).
Alimentation Glossaire français-anglais. Patricia Wells. 2014.
Bergamot (thé a la bergamote)
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Bergamot orange — Citrus bergamia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
bergamote — [ bɛrgamɔt ] n. f. • berguamotte 1536 ; it. bergamotta, du turc beg armâdé « poire du Seigneur », ou de Bergama, forme de Pergamo, ville d Asie mineure 1 ♦ Poire d une variété fondante. 2 ♦ (1694; par anal. de forme) Agrume acide, fruit du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … Universalium
Bergamot — Ber ga*mot (b[ e]r g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di a lord s pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family ({Citrus bergamia}), having a roundish or pear shaped fruit, from the rind … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bergamot — type of citrus tree, also its fruit, both similar to bitter orange, and the essence prepared from the oil of the rind of the fruit, 1690s, from Fr. bergamote (17c.), from It. bergamotta, named for Bergamo, town in Italy. The name is Roman… … Etymology dictionary
bergamot — [bʉr′gə mät΄] n. [Fr bergamote < It bergamotta < Turk beg armûdī, prince s pear (< beg,BEY + armūdi, pear); form infl. by BERGAMO] 1. a small evergreen tree (Citrus bergamia) of the rue family, grown in S Europe 2. its pear shaped,… … English World dictionary
bergamot — I. /ˈbɜgəmɒt/ (say berguhmot) noun 1. a small tree of the citrus family, Citrus bergamia, the rind of whose fruit yields a fragrant essential oil (essence of bergamot). 2. the oil or essence itself. 3. any of various plants of the mint family, as …
bergamot — ber•ga•mot [[t]ˈbɜr gəˌmɒt, mət[/t]] n. 1) pln a small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil 2) the oil or essence itself 3) pln any of various plants of the mint family yielding an… … From formal English to slang
bergamot — noun Etymology: French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, modification of Turkish bey armudu, literally, the bey s pear Date: 1650 1. a pear shaped orange of a Mediterranean tree (Citrus aurantium bergamia) having a rind that yields an essential … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wild bergamot — Bergamot Ber ga*mot (b[ e]r g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di a lord s pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family ({Citrus bergamia}), having a roundish or pear shaped fruit, from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Citrus × bergamia — Bergamota … Wikipedia Español
