lemongrass oil
- noun
- /ˈlɛmənˌɡræs ɔɪl/
:
aceite de hierba de limón
- Many Asian recipes call for a few drops of lemongrass oil to enhance the dish's flavor.
Examples
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She diffused lemongrass oil in her room for its fresh, citrusy aroma.
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Some herbal remedies include lemongrass oil as a natural ingredient to ease headaches.
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I love using lemongrass oil in my cooking.
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Can you pass me the lemongrass oil?
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Many Asian recipes call for a few drops of lemongrass oil to enhance the dish's flavor.
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She diffused lemongrass oil in her room for its fresh, citrusy aroma.
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Some herbal remedies include lemongrass oil as a natural ingredient to ease headaches.
Synonyms
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A strong-smelling oil from a plant used in perfumes and to add scent to a room
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Morphology
The meaning 'an aromatic oil extracted from lemongrass' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'lemongrass' (a lemon-flavored grass) + 'oil' (a plant-derived liquid), i.e. oil made from lemongrass. This N+N source→product pattern is common cross-linguistically (cf. 'olive oil'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Lemongrass oil comes from the plant lemongrass, which smells like a lemon. People press or steam its leaves to get a strong lemon-scented oil, so lemongrass oil means 'a scented oil used to add flavor to food or in perfumes and medicines'.