bergamot

noun

• 1an oily substance extracted from the rind of the fruit of a dwarf variety of the Seville orange tree. It is used in cosmetics and as flavoring in tea.

• 2 (also bergamot orange) the tree which bears a variety of Seville orange from which bergamot is extracted.

  • Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia, family Rutaceae

• 3an aromatic North American herb of the mint family, grown for its bright flowers and traditionally used in American Indian medicine. Also called bee balm, Oswego tea.

  • Monarda didyma, family Labiatae