LEMONGRASS

lemongrass, lemon grass

(noun) a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

lemongrass, lemon grass, lemongrass oil

(noun) an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lemongrass (usually uncountable, plural lemongrasses)

One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.

(colloquial, US) Sourgrass, Oxalis pes-caprae.

Source: Wiktionary



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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