[ber.ga.mot] n [F bergamote, fr. It bergamotta, modif. of Turk bey armudu, lit., the bey's pear] (1696) 1: a pear-shaped orange (Citrus aurantium bergamia) having a rind which yields an essential oil used in perfumery; also: this oil
2: any of several mints (genus Monarda)--compare wild bergamot