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Citronella vs Citral - What's the difference?

citronella | citral |

As nouns the difference between citronella and citral

is that citronella is a tropical asian grass, (taxlink), that has lemon-scented leaves while citral is either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula c10h16o and are used in perfumery and flavourings.

citronella

English

(wikipedia citronella) (Cymbopogon nardus)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A tropical Asian grass, (taxlink), that has lemon-scented leaves
  • An essential oil obtained from this plant

    • See also

    * lemongrass ----

    citral

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia citral)
  • Either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula C10H16O and are used in perfumery and flavourings.

    • Synonyms

    * lemonal

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