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citronella

citronella noun: a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.

citronella: a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves
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Noun

citronella (usually uncountable, plural citronellas)

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

citronella meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

citronella in Tamil

சிட்ரோநல்லாபுல், பூச்சி எதிர்ப்பு எண்ணப்புல், காவட்டம்புல்

citronella in Tagalog

grass
sidronela

Forms of citronella

pluralcitronellas

Origin of citronella

Borrowed from French citronnelle.

Words formed from citronella

Phrases with citronella

Words that rhyme with citronella

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Questions about citronella

What does citronella mean?
Citronella means a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
What is citronella in Tamil?
Citronella in Tamil is சிட்ரோநல்லாபுல், பூச்சி எதிர்ப்பு எண்ணப்புல், காவட்டம்புல். See Citronella meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is citronella?
Citronella is a noun.
What is the plural of citronella?
The plural of citronella is citronellas.

Words near citronella in the dictionary

  1. citron wood
  2. citron woods
  3. citron-throated toucan
  4. citron-throated toucans
  5. citronade
  6. citronella
  7. citronella circuit
  8. citronella grass
  9. citronella grasses
  10. citronella oil
  11. citronella oils

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Adapted from Wiktionary: citronella (page history and authors); citronella (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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