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香茅 (hoeng1 maau4) — lemon grass | a.k.a. citronella | Scientific names (different species): Cymbopogon citratus; Cymbopogon flexuosus; Cymbopogon citriodora in Cantonese

hoengˉ¹香maauˎ₄茅
Mandarin Pinyin: xiang1 mao2

Meaning of 香茅

nounlemon grass | a.k.a. citronella | Scientific names (different species): Cymbopogon citratus; Cymbopogon flexuosus; Cymbopogon citriodora

Characters in 香茅

香hoeng1
incense; spice; balm
茅maau4
couch grass; twitch grass

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