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Definition of citronella noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

citronella

noun
 
/ˌsɪtrəˈnelə/
 
/ˌsɪtrəˈnelə/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of grass from which an oil used in perfumes and soap is obtained
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCitronella is used before these nouns:
    • candle
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from citron + the diminutive suffix -ella.
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