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lemongrass

noun

Etymology

From lemon + grass.

  1. inherited from *gʰreh₁-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *grasą✻ — “grass”
  3. inherited from *gras✻
  4. inherited from græs
  5. inherited from gras
  6. compounded as lemongrass — “lemon + grass”

Definitions

  1. One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus,…

    One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.

  2. Sourgrass (Oxalis pes-caprae).

The neighborhood

Derived

lemongrass cone

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA