"citronella" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: citronellas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: French citronnelle. See citro- + nella Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|citronnelle}} French citronnelle, {{prefix|en|citro|nella}} citro- + nella Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} citronella (usually uncountable, plural citronellas)
  1. A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (grass): citronel·la [feminine] (Catalan), citronnelle [feminine] (French), citronella [feminine] (Italian), sidronela (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-citronella-en-noun-xqocizeP Disambiguation of 'grass': 100 0
  2. An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Andropogoneae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-citronella-en-noun-zc1JrRQi Disambiguation of Andropogoneae tribe grasses: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with citro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with citro-: 22 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: citronella circuit, citronella grass, citronellal, citronella oil, citronellol, citronellyl acetate Related terms: lemongrass

Inflected forms

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