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单词 lemon grass
释义

lemon grass


noun

any of several lemon-scented grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, especially C. citratus, of tropical regions, yielding lemon-grass oil.

Origin of lemon grass

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby lemon grass

lemon cheese, LeMond, lemon drop, lemonfish, lemon geranium, lemon grass, lemon-grass oil, Lemon Grove, lemon kali, lemon law, lemon mint
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Example sentences from the Web for lemon grass

  • The more open parts are covered with Andropogoneous grasses; the lemon-grass occurs below.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
  • Lemon-grass, Bambusifolia, Cryptogramæ calamelanos, Adiantum flagelliformis.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for lemon grass

lemon grass

noun

a perennial grass, Cymbopogon citratus, with a large flower spike: used in cooking and grown in tropical regions as the source of an aromatic oil (lemon grass oil)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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