| 单词 | citronella grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmascitronella grass 2. A lemon-scented oil obtained from two South Asian grasses, Cymbopogon nardus and C. winterianus, used in perfumery and as an insect repellent; more fully citronella oil. Also (more fully citronella grass): either of these grasses (cf. lemon-grass n. at lemon n.1 Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > other fragrant or perfume plants rosha1837 citronella1849 palmarosa grass1870 the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically ewrosec1350 stacte1382 oil of rosesa1398 rose watera1398 sandalc1400 musk?a1425 damask water?1520 malabathrum1543 orris1545 civet1553 ambracan1555 rose cake1559 lavender-water1563 oil of spikenard1565 zibet1594 orange-flower water1595 orris powder?1600 spike-oil1611 angel water1634 cypress-powder1634 angelica1653 jasmine1670 jessamy1671 rosat1674 frangipane1676 marechale1676 orangery1676 tuberose1682 jasmine-water1750 otto1759 rose geranium1773 millefleurs1775 new-mown hay1789 attar1798 eau-de-Cologne1802 Cologne1814 dedes1817 eau de Portugal1825 verbena1837 rondeletia1838 bay-rum1840 Florida water1840 citronelle1841 patchouli1843 citronella1849 gardenia1851 sandalwood oil1851 Ess Bouquet1855 marmala water1857 mignonette1858 spikenard oil1861 sandalwood1865 serpolet1866 ylang-ylang1876 flower-water1886 lily1890 lilac1895 stephanotis1895 tea rose1897 chypre1898 Peau d'Espagne1898 violette de Parme1904 poppy1905 Parma violet1907 wallflower1907 1849 Rep. State Colonial Possessions 1848 497/1 (table) in Parl. Papers XXXIV. 1 Miscellaneous... Oil, Cetronella. 1855 S. W. Baker Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon 288 Lemon-grass oil, which is known in commerce as citronella oil, is a delightful extract from the rank lemon-grass. 1878 Year-bk. Pharmacy 386 The disagreeable odour [of green soap]..is easily overcome by a few drops of essential oil, for instance, the oil of citronella. 1884 Indian Forester 10 14 Large areas planted with cocoanuts, cinnamon, and citronella grass. 1911 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 100 i. 476 The citronella grasses of Ceylon are of four kinds. 1929 J. W. Bews World's Grasses ix. 355 Few of the grasses yield drugs, but ‘Citronella’ or ‘Lemon oil’ is obtained from Cymbopogon citratus. 1947 M. Crawford in W. P. Blount Dis. Poultry l. 498 Prevent attack by mosquitoes by smearing a little citronella oil on the comb, face, wattles and lobes. 1976 E. Brandon in W. D. Hand Amer. Folk Med. 216 Mamou, sassafras, laurier, citronella—I have all of these in my garden. 2005 New Yorker 27 June 82/2 They eat on the balcony..with citronella candles flickering on the table. 2010 A. Akhila Essent. Oil-bearing Grasses ii. 72 The wild varieties of citronella growing in Sri Lanka contain phenyl propanoids in abundance. < as lemmas |
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