BERGAMOT MINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bergamot mint mean? 

• BERGAMOT MINT (noun)
  The noun BERGAMOT MINT has 2 senses:

1. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

2. mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange

  Familiarity information: BERGAMOT MINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BERGAMOT MINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bee balm; beebalm; bergamot mint; Monarda didyma; oswego tea

Hypernyms ("bergamot mint" is a kind of...):

monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bergamot mint; eau de cologne mint; lemon mint; Mentha citrata

Hypernyms ("bergamot mint" is a kind of...):

mint (any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)