Vetiver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɛtɪvə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vetiver is a noun meaning The aromatic root of the grass.
Meaning
The aromatic root of the grass.
More Meanings
- An essential oil derived from the root; the fragrance of the oil.
- The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (synonym Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.
Example Sentences
She pressed his hand and was gone in a mist of vetiver, abruptly as the other evening.
Essential oils such as jasmine, rose, vetiver, ilang-ilang, iris, vanilla, sandalwood or lavender cannot be synthesised in the laboratory.
[…]it came in a joyful fuzz of hair spray and noise, with a delicious, dissonant Habanita-like base of patchouli-vetiver-vanilla putting a growl in its voice.
Two types of vetiver have been found in India – (i) flowering or seeding vetiver which grows wild in North India, and (ii) non-flowering or non-seeding vetiver which is cultivated in South India.
Word Forms
- vetivers
- vetyver
- vetivert
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vertiver, vetyver, vetivert, vitex, zedoary, zoysia.
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