lemon-grass oil

lemon-grass oil
/lem"euhn gras', -grahs'/
a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, esp. Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery.
[1885-90]

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  • lemon-grass oil — /lem euhn gras , grahs / a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, esp. Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery. [1885 90] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grass oil — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ginger grass oil — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lemon grass — Lemon Lem on (l[e^]m [u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n; cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • lemon grass — noun a fragrant tropical grass which yields a lemon scented oil, used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine. [Cymbopogon citratus.] …   English new terms dictionary

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