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citronella
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A tropical Asian grass, (taxlink Cymbopogon nardus species), that has lemon-scented leaves 2 An essential oil obtained from this plant
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Citronella is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1832. It is native to tropical regions of South and Central America , insular Southeast Asia , Queensland , and islands of the western Pacific . The genus ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1858 in reference to a type of fragrant grass, and especially to the oil it yields, from French citronelle "lemon liquor," from citron (see citrus ). Originally an Asiatic grass used in perfumes, later applied to a substance found in lemon oil, etc.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of ...
Usage examples of citronella.
Eucalyptus, citronella, cedarwood, tea-tree oil and pennyroyal are among the best.
CITRONELLA AND STEGOMYIA WE were talking about famous love affairs the other evening, and Fothergil Finch said he was thinking of writing a ballad about CITRONELLA and Stegomyia.
And, of course, everybody pretended they knew who Citronella and Stegomyia were.
I have been forced to get all my information about Citronella and Stegomyia from English writers.
Maybe you would be good enough to tell me what Italian poet it is who has turned out the most recent version of Citronella and Stegomyia?
And I might have known it from the first, for I always use citronella for mosquitoes in the country.
Then I had an erotic dream about Ed, which upset me, followed by a nightmare about Citronella Pratt.
Serena told me that Edith Smugg had only been dead two hours before Citronella had phoned up, sliming away.
Because having total strangers confide their unhappiness gives Citronella a psychological lift.
Ed would, and so would Mary-Claire Grey and that baggage Citronella Pratt.
Douville, our next-door neighbors, were sitting on lawn chairs on their front porch, a citronella candle lit on a table between them.
Reuben lit a citronella candle to drive them away, but the smell made Ponter gag.
Flaming six-foot-tall citronella torches formed a picturesque and, as Olivia remembered it, highly effective mosquito barrier around the perimeter of the five-acre lawn.
They sat along tables spread with white linens and lit with citronella, and before them steamed delicacies.
I tried to recall the names of both the spices I had known and those I had only heard of, words that would intoxicate him like perfumes, and for him I listed malabaster, incense, nard, lycium, sandal, saffron, ginger, cardamom, senna, zedoaria, laurel, marjoram, coriander, dill, thyme, clove, sesame, poppy, nutmeg, citronella, curcuma, and cumin.