lemon grass

Noun

Meaning

a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

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

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Examples

Zumbani, safflower, hibiscus, pineapple sage, lemon grass, baobab: you’ll be forgiven if you don’t know what some of these are. Source: Internet

Turn off the heat, remove the thermometer and carefully add the garlic halves, sliced ginger and sliced lemon grass. Source: Internet

Remove and discard the tough outer skin from the lemon grass and chop roughly. Source: Internet

Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the lemon grass, chiles and fish sauce and simmer for 30 minutes. Source: Internet

Stir-fried lemon grass tofu with triangular steamed thin rice noodles. Source: Internet

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