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lemon grass [2 records]

Record 1 2022-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • lemon grass
  • lemonscented grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

Elionurus citreus : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Cooking and Gastronomy (General)
DEF

A lemon-flavoured grass common in Southeast Asia, but now grown in parts of Florida. It contains a great deal of essential oil called citral. Lemon grass is a popular ingredient in Indonesian and Malaysian food and where this is not available citral can be used instead.

Key term(s)
  • lemongrass
  • lemon-grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Cuisine et gastronomie (Généralités)
OBS

lemon-grass : Nom usuel et commercial de deux espèces de plantes aromatiques du genre cymbopogon [...]

Key term(s)
  • lemongrass
  • lemon grass

Spanish

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