wild bergamot

wild bergamot
a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
[1835-45, Amer.]

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  • Wild bergamot — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wild bergamot — Bergamot Ber ga*mot (b[ e]r g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di a lord s pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family ({Citrus bergamia}), having a roundish or pear shaped fruit, from …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wild bergamot — vamzdelinė monarda statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Monarda fistulosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Monarda fistulosa angl. bee balm; horse mint; purple bee balm; wild… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • wild bergamot — noun any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda • Syn: ↑monarda • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑bee balm, ↑beebalm, ↑bergamot mint …   Useful english dictionary

  • wild bergamot — šunmėtinė monarda statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Monarda clinopodia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Monarda clinopodia angl. basil bee balm; bee balm; wild bergamot šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • wild bergamot — wild′ ber′gamot n. pln a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to E North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac colored or purple flowers • Etymology: 1835–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • wild bergamot bee balm — vamzdelinė monarda statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Monarda fistulosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Monarda fistulosa angl. bee balm; horse mint; purple bee balm; wild… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • wild bergamot — noun Date: 1843 a perennial aromatic North American monarda (Monarda fistulosa) having a terminal cluster of pink or purple flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Wild — Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wild allspice — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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