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lemongrass

n. 1 One of various species of grass of the genus ''Cymbopogon'', which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used as herbs. 2 (context colloquial US English) sourgrass, (taxlink Oxalis pes-caprae species noshow=1).

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With trembling fingers, he detached a strand of lemongrass from his mouth.

First she had produced a tremendously effortful Thai banquet flavored with Nam Poc and lemongrass which she had gone out of her way to procure some where, and then she had created an ambitious coulibiac of salmon so substantial she had to convey it to the table on the dusted-off Thanksgiving turkey platter with branches of parsley obscuring the holiday motif.

Sumner toed a tuft of lemongrass and noticed that he was dream-dressed as he had been at that time of his waking life.

If you get there first, order us some bruschetta with lemongrass sauce for starters.

Lysette immersed her hands in the water and rubbed the soap between them, until the tart scent of lemongrass filled the air.

Another ground them into paste along with cut ginger, lemongrass, and lime juice.

Lamps flickered with a dandelion light, describing various implements: copper pans, stoneware jarsgray hens and gotches, skeins of thyme and lemongrass, garlic, hams, onions, turnips, and cheeses hanging like comestible jewelry from blackened roof beams.

Someone in the four-unit building was cooking a dish with lemongrass and cumin, creating an urge in Luc to get some Thai carryout.

He smelled of musk, amber, and lemongrass and was so yummy that she almost licked his neck.

Lemongrass Oil is prepared from Cymbopogon citratus, formerly known as Andropogon Schoenanthus, a species growing abundantly in India and cultivated in Ceylon and Seychelles.