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Citrus vs Citronella - What's the difference?

citrus | citronella |

As nouns the difference between citrus and citronella

is that citrus is any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae while citronella is a tropical Asian grass, species: Cymbopogon nardus, that has lemon-scented leaves.

As an adjective citrus

is of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

citrus

English

(wikipedia citrus)

Noun

(es)
  • Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.
  • The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English refractory feminine rhymes

    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 ----