VETIVER

Etymology

Noun

vetiver (countable and uncountable, plural vetivers)

The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides ( <= Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.

The aromatic root of the grass.

An essential oil derived from the root; the fragrance of the oil.

Synonyms

• cuscus

Source: Wiktionary

Vet"i*ver, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition