Vetiver

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) of tropical India, cultivated for its aromatic roots that yield an oil used in perfumery.
  • n. The roots of this plant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The aromatic root of Andropogon muricatus grass.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also called kuskus, and khuskhus.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The cuscus-grass, Andropogon squarrosus (A. muricatus), of India, the fibrous roots of which are made into tatties (see tatty).
    • Word Usage
    "The generic name comes from "vetiver," a Tamil word meaning "root that is dug up.""
    Variant
    kuskus    khuskhus    vetivert    vitivert   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cuscus   
    Same Context
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