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- mass noun an oily substance extracted from the rind of a dwarf variety of Seville orange, used in cosmetics and as flavouring in Earl Grey tea香柠檬油(用作化妆品, 及伯爵茶香料)。
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- (亦作bergamot orange)the tree which bears this fruit香柠檬树。
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- Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia, family Rutaceae.拉丁名Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia,芸香科。
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- an aromatic North American herb of the mint family(北美)橘味薄荷。
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- Genus Monarda, family Labiatae: several species, in particular sweet bergamot (M.didyma) (also called BEE BALM, OSWEGO TEA), grown for its bright flowers and used in American Indian medicine.美国薄荷属, 唇形科:数种, 尤指甜香柠檬(拉丁名M.didyma)(亦称BEE BALM, OSWEGO TEA), 因花朵艳丽而被种植, 为美洲印第安人药材。
词源
late 17th cent. (in sense 2): named after the city and province of Bergamo in northern Italy.