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lemon grass

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

Origin:
1830–40
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lem·on·grass also lemon grass   (lěm'ən-grās')   
n.  A tropical grass (Cymbopogon citratus) native to southern India and Sri Lanka, yielding an aromatic oil used as flavoring and in perfumery and medicine.
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