citronella

See also: citronel·la

English

Citronella grass

Etymology

French citronnelle. See citro- +‎ nella

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

citronella (usually uncountable, plural citronellas)

1. A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
2. An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent.

Derived terms

• citronella circuit
• citronella grass
• citronellal
• citronella oil
• citronellol
• citronellyl acetate

 

Translations

grass

• Catalan: citronel·la f
• French: citronnelle (fr) f
• Italian: citronella f
• Tagalog: sidronela

See also

• lemongrass

References

• Citronella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cymbopogon nardus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• interlocal

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French citronnelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.troˈnɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: ci‧tro‧nèl‧la

Noun

citronella f (plural citronelle)

1. citronella
2. lemongrass

Anagrams

• cartellino, cartellinò, cartelloni, rincollate, torcellani

Spanish

Noun

citronella f (plural citronellas)

1. citronella