lemon grass meaning

UK /ˈlɛmən ɡrɑːs/ US /ˈlɛmən ɡræs/ 3 syllables

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

lemon grass has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

lemon grass as a noun

  1. an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines

    Synonyms: lemongrass, lemongrass oil

    Type of: oil

  2. a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

    Synonyms: lemongrass

    Type of: grass

How to pronounce lemon grass

lemon grass is pronounced /ˈlɛmən ɡrɑːs/ in British English and /ˈlɛmən ɡræs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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