grass oil

noun

A fragrant, volatile essential oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, etc., and used in perfumery.

Meanings

noungrass oil (countable and uncountable, plural grass oils)

plural grass oils

  1. countableuncountableA fragrant, volatile essential oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, etc., and used in perfumery.

    Synonyms: citronella, roosa oil

  2. countableuncountableAny of various volatile oils derived from widely different plants.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fragrant, volatile essential oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, etc., and used in perfumery.

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