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BERGAMOT, OIL OF , an essential oil obfained from the rind of the fruit of the Citrus berganzia. The bergamot is a smalltree with leaves and flowers
bitter
diameter , having a thin lemon-yellow smooth rind. The tree is cultivated in southern Calabria
supply of bergamot oil is drawn
standing
heating
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perfumery . The word apparently is derived from the Italian town Bergamo. The name Bergamot, for a variety of pear, is an entirely different word, supposed to be a corruption of the Turkish beg-armudi ( = prince's pear; cf. Ger. Fiirstenbirn).End of Article: BERGAMOT, OIL OF If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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