Lemongrass
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lemongrass is a noun meaning (colloquial, US) Sourgrass (Oxalis pes-caprae).
Meaning
(colloquial, US) Sourgrass (Oxalis pes-caprae).
More Meanings
- One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.
Example Sentences
You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
Word Forms
- lemongrasses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include citronella, palmarosa, galingale, cogongrass, mannagrass, sudangrass.
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