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lemon-grass oil

American

[lem-uhn-gras, -grahs] / ˈlɛm ənˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

noun

a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, especially Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery.

Etymology

Origin of lemon-grass oil

First recorded in 1885–90

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lemon-grass oil

These are the cinnamon oil, castor oil, margosse oil, mee oil, kenar oil, meeheeria oil; and both clove and lemon-grass oil are prepared by Europeans.

From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Sir Samuel White Baker

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