vet|i|ver

vet|i|ver
vet|i|ver «VEHT uh vuhr», noun.
1. the fibrous aromatic roots of an East Indian grass grown in the tropics and the southern United States. They are made into mats and screens and yield vetiver oil; cuscus.
2. the plant itself.
[< French vétiver < Tamil veēru (literally) root dug up < vēr root]

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  • khuskhus — Vetiver Vet i*ver, n. (Bot.) An East Indian grass ({Andropogon muricatus}); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also called {kuskus}, and {khuskhus}. [Sometimes written {vetivert}, and {vitivert}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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