Cymbopogon
noun
Cym·bo·po·gon
-bəˈpōˌgän
: a genus of grasses occurring in warm regions of the Old World and having compound flower clusters of paired racemes enclosed by bracts that resemble spathes see citronella grass , lemongrass
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from cymbo- (from Latin cymba boat) + -pogon; from the shape of the bracts