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CITRUS BERGAMIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Citrus bergamia mean?
• CITRUS BERGAMIA (noun)
The noun CITRUS BERGAMIA has 1 sense:
1. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
Familiarity information: CITRUS BERGAMIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bergamot; bergamot orange; Citrus bergamia
Hypernyms ("Citrus bergamia" is a kind of...):
orange; orange tree (any citrus tree bearing oranges)
Context examples
The oil extracted from the fruit peel of Citrus bergamia.
(Citrus bergamia Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
The scientific name for the bergamot orange tree is Citrus bergamia.
(Bergamot, NCI Dictionary)
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