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CITRUS BERGAMIA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

An orange tree with a pear-shaped fruit whose rind yields an essential oil much used in perfumery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Proche parent de l'oranger doux [...] cultivé en Europe au sud de l'Italie, en Calabre. [...] fruits très odorants, acides, impropres à la consommation. [...] le zeste [contient] une huile essentielle qui confère à la plante ses propriétés thérapeutiques et aromatiques. Utilisée en parfumerie pour les eaux de Cologne, en confiserie [...] elle parfume [aussi] certains thés [...] la cosmétologie inclut l'essence de bergamote dans certains produits bronzants [...]. Propriétés : antiseptiques, antispasmodiques, photosensibilisateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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