Vetiver

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:16:27

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.]

 

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