(materials) An essential oil with the odor of lemon, distilled from either of two lemongrasses (Cymbopogon citratus or C. flexuosus) in the East Indies; contains citral, citronellol, and geraniol; used as a perfume and as a flavoring.
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(′lem·ən′gras ′öil)
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| Cymbopogon flexuosus |
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