Bergamots meaning : A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. 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. The fruit from the bergamot tree The essence or perfume made from the fruit. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot. Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent: A variety of pear. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.