vetiver

English

Etymology

From French vétyver, from Tamil.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɛtɪvə/

Noun

vetiver (plural vetivers)

1. The aromatic root of Andropogon muricatus grass.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 612:

     She pressed his hand and was gone in a mist of vetiver, abruptly as the other evening.

Translations

aromatic root

• French: vétiver (fr)
• Italian: vetiver (it) m

• Spanish: vetiver (es) m

Synonyms

• cuscus

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Italian

Noun

vetiver m (invariable)

1. vetiver

Anagrams

• vertevi, vivrete