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citronella
cit·ro·nel·la C0373400 (sĭt′rə-nĕl′ə)n.1. A tropical Asian grass (Cymbopogon nardus) that has bluish-green, lemon-scented leaves and yields an essential oil.2. A pale yellow to brownish aromatic oil obtained from this plant, used chiefly in perfumery and also in some insect repellents and commercial flavorings.
[New Latin, from French citronnelle, lemon oil, diminutive of citron, citron; see citron.]citronella (ˌsɪtrəˈnɛlə) n1. (Plants) Also called: citronella grass a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves2. (Biochemistry) Also called: citronella oil the yellow aromatic oil obtained from this grass, used in insect repellents, soaps, perfumes, etc[C19: New Latin, from French citronnelle lemon balm, from citron lemon]cit•ron•el•la (ˌsɪ trəˈnɛl ə)
n. 1. a fragrant, S Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, cultivated as the source of citronella oil. 2. citronella oil. [1855–60; < New Latin < French citronelle=citron citron + -elle diminutive suffix] cit·ro·nel·la (sĭt′rə-nĕl′ə) The pale-yellow, lemon-scented oil obtained from the leaves of a tropical Asian grass, used in insect repellents and perfumes.citronella
citronella, common name for a grass, Cymbopogon nardus, the source of oil of citronella, used in perfumes and soaps and as an insect repellent. The plant, with bluish green, lemon-scented leaves, is cultivated in Java and Sri Lanka. Citronella is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Poaceae.citronella[‚si·trə′nel·ə] (botany) Cymbopogon nardus. A tropical grass; the source of citronella oil. citronella1. a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves 2. the yellow aromatic oil obtained from this grass, used in insect repellents, soaps, perfumes, etc. citronella
citronella [sit″ro-nel´ah] a fragrant grass, the source of a volatile oil (citronella oil) used in perfumes and insect repellents.cit·ro·nel·la (sit'rō-nel'ă), Cymbopogon (Andropogon) nardus (family Gramineae); a fragrant grass (Sri Lanka), from which a volatile oil (c. oil) used as a perfume and insect repellent is distilled.citronella (sĭt″rŏn-ĕl′ă) A volatile oil obtained from Cymbopogon citratus, or lemongrass, that contains geraniol and citronellal. It is used in perfumes and as an insect repellent. |