vetiver oil

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• vetiver oil — noun also vetivert oil : a brown to reddish brown essential oil obtained from the roots of khuskhus and used in perfumes, cosmetics, and soaps * * * vetiver oil, a fragrant oil derived from vetiver, used in making perfumes and soaps …   Useful english dictionary

• Vetiver — This article refers to the tropical grass. For the men s fragrance Vétiver, see Guerlain. Taxobox name = Vetiver (Khus) image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

• vetiver — /ˈvɛtɪvə/ (say vetivuh) noun 1. the long, fibrous, aromatic roots of an Indian grass, Vetiveria zizanioides, used for making hangings and screens, and yielding vetiver oil, used in perfumery. 2. the grass itself. {Tamil vettivēru} …  

• vetiver — [vet′ə vər] n. [Fr vétiver < Tamil veṭṭivēru, lit., root that is dug up < vēr, root] 1. an East Indian grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) whose roots yield a fragrant oil used in perfumes, cosmetics, etc. 2. its fibrous roots, also used for… …   English World dictionary

• vetiver — (also vetivert) ► NOUN ▪ a fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass, used in perfumery and aromatherapy. ORIGIN Tamil, root …   English terms dictionary

• oil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. grease (see oil); oil paint (see painting). v. lubricate, grease (See oil); placate, flatter. See flattery, smoothness, servility. II Friction reducing fluid Nouns …   English dictionary for students

• vetiver — [ vɛtɪvə] (also vetivert) noun a fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an Indian grass (Vetiveria zizanioides), used in perfumery and aromatherapy. Origin C19: from Fr. vétiver, from Tamil veṭṭivēr, from vēr root …   English new terms dictionary

• vetiver — /vet euh veuhr/, n. 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. 2. Also called khus khus. the grass itself. [1840 50; < Tamil… …   Universalium

• Cuscus oil — Same as {Vetiver oil}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vetivert oil — noun see vetiver oil …   Useful english dictionary

• Chrysopogon zizanioides — Vetiver redirects here. For other uses, see Vetiver (disambiguation). Chrysopogon zizanioides Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia