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Definition of: vetiver
(vet′ə·vər) noun
1. An Asian grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) grown in Florida and the SE United States.
2. Its aromatic roots, used for weaving mats, fans, etc., and as a source of vetiver oil, an ingredient of perfumes. [<F vétyver <Tamil veṭṭivēru, lit., a root that is dug up <vēr a root]
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