Cym·bo·po·gon
| \ -bəˈpōˌgän \
Definition of Cymbopogon
: a genus of grasses occurring in warm regions of the Old World and having compound flower clusters of paired racemes enclosed by bracts that resemble spathes — see citronella grass , lemongrass
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