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Noun: lemongrass  'le-mun,grãs
  1. An aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines
    - lemon grass, lemongrass oil
     
  2. A tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka
    - lemon grass
Noun: lemon grass
  1. Fragrant leaves of Cymbopogon citratus, used in cooking, in traditional medicine and are often found in herbal supplements and teas.

Derived forms: lemongrasses

Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], grass, oil, seasoner, seasoning

Encyclopedia: Lemongrass

Lemon grass

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lemon rind
lemon shark
lemon sole
lemon sumac
lemon tree
lemon yellow
lemon zest
lemonade
lemonade mix
lemongrass
lemongrass oil
lemonish
lemonlike
lemon-scented
lemon-scented gum
lemonwood
lemon-wood
lemonwood tree
lemon-wood tree
lemony