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单词 citronelle
释义

citronelle

/ˌsɪtrəˈnɛl/
noun
1A liqueur flavoured with lemon peel. Now rare.
2More fully citronelle oil. Citronella oil. Now rare.
3More fully citronelle tea. A type of tea made from an infusion of lemon grass.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828), naturalist and pharmacologist. From French †citronelle (now citronnelle), denoting any of various plants whose herbs have a strong lemony smell, liqueur flavoured with lemon peel from citron + -elle.

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