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bergamot

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A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit.

A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).

A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.

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Jimmy, 52, took a whiff of the candle made with geranium, citrusy bergamot and cedar absolutes mixed with Damask rose and ambrette seed. Source: Internet

A refreshing scent for spring, this candle combines the fragrances of herbal lavender, rosemary, and bergamot. Source: Internet

Bright, citrusy spark of Italian bergamot blends with subtle hints of lavender meets vanilla syrup, milk and ice for this delicious reinvention of classic Earl Grey tea. Source: Internet

Generally, bergamot oil is used as a fragrance in perfumes, skin lotions and shampoos. Source: Internet

Like summertime dishes of red shrimp crudo brightened with bergamot orange and mint, a vegetable crudite served in a warm, pungent froth of anchovy butter, or bursting tomatoes and milky house-made straciatella cheese perched on crusty bread. Source: Internet

It has notes of lychee, bergamot, white musk and cedar wood. Source: Internet

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