Definitions for vetiver

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vetiver vet·i·ver

Spelling: [vet-uh-ver]

IPA: /ˈvɛt ə vər/

Vetiver is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in vetiver (eeirtvv).

Definitions for vetiver

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.
2. Also called khus-khus. the grass itself.

Origin of vetiver

First recorded in 1840-50, vetiver is from the Tamil word veṭṭivēr

Examples for vetiver

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.