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vet•i•ver
(vet′ə vər),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologythe long, fibrous, aromatic roots of an East Indian grass, Vetiveria zizanioides, used for making hangings and screens and yielding an oil used in perfumery.
- Plant BiologyAlso called khus-khus. the grass itself.
- Tamil veṭṭivēr
- 1840–50
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