cit|ron|el|la

cit|ron|el|la
cit|ron|el|la «SIHT ruh NEHL uh», noun.
1. Also, citronella oil. an oil used in making perfume, soap, and liniment, and for keeping mosquitoes away.
2. a fragrant grass, of southern Asia and Central America, from which this oil is made.
[< New Latin citronella < French citronelle, a plant < Middle French citron; see etym. under citron (from its citronlike smell) (Cf.citron)]

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