citronella

English

Citronella grass

Etymology

French citronnelle.

Noun

citronella (usually uncountable, plural citronellas)

1. (botany) A tropical Asian grass, , that has citrus-scented leaves.
2. An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellant.

Derived terms

• citronellal
• citronellol
• citronellyl acetate

Translations

grass

• French: citronnelle (fr) f
• Italian: citronella f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Tagalog: sidronela

See also

• lemongrass

References

• Cymbopogon nardus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• interlocal

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Italian

Etymology

French citronnelle.

Noun

citronella f (plural citronelle)

1. citronella
2. lemongrass

Anagrams

• cartellino, cartellinò, cartelloni, rincollate

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Spanish

Noun

citronella f (plural citronellas)

1. citronella