Definition of "wild bergamot" [wild bergamot]

• See horsemint. (noun)

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• "They are extremely fond of the Missouri currant – of all the early flowers, it is the greatest favorite with them; they are fond of the lilacs also, but do not care much for the syringa; to the columbine they are partial, to the bee larkspur also, with the wild bergamot or Oswego tea, the speckled jewels, scarlet trumpet-flower, red-clover, honeysuckle, and the lychnis tribe."