The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BERGAMOT
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What does BERGAMOT mean?
BERGAMOT noun- 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.