vetiver
/vet-uh-ver/US // ˈvɛt ə vər //UK // (ˈvɛtɪvə) //
香根草,香茅草,香草,香菜花
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the long, fibrous, aromatic roots of an East Indian grass, Vetiveria zizanioides, used for making hangings and screens and yielding an oil used in perfumery.
- : Also called khus-khus. the grass itself.
Examples
The women powder their hair with an odorous substance obtained from the berries of the vetiver.
She would go into ecstasies on breathing in the patchouli and vetiver used for Cashmere shawls.
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