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LEMONGRASS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

Synonyms:

lemon grass; lemongrass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lemongrass" is a kind of...):

grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines

Synonyms:

lemon grass; lemongrass; lemongrass oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lemongrass" is a kind of...):

oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

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