VETIVER

Meaning of VETIVER in English

[vet.i.ver] n [F vetiver, fr. Tamil vettiver] (ca. 1858): an East Indian grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) cultivated in warm regions esp. for its fragrant roots which are used esp. in woven goods (as mats) and in perfumes; also: its root

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

VETIVER — noun Etymology: French vétiver, from Tamil veṭṭivēr Date: circa 1858 a tall perennial grass ( Vetiveria zizanioides ) of southeastern …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VETIVER — ˈved.əvə(r) noun also vet·i·vert -və(r)t ( -s ) Etymology: French vétiver, vétyver, from Tamil veṭṭivēr, from veṭṭi khuskhus + vēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVER — (n.) An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. …
Английский словарь Webster
VETIVER — ( n. ) An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VETIVER — /vet"euh veuhr/ , n. 1. the long, fibrous, aromatic roots of an East Indian grass, Vetiveria zizanioides, used for making …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VETIVER — noun Etymology: French vétiver, from Tamil veṭṭivēr Date: circa 1858 : a tall perennial grass ( Vetiveria zizanioides ) of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VETIVER — noun an east indian grass (andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. …
Webster English vocab
VETIVER — [ 'vɛtɪvə ] (also ~t ) ■ noun a fragrant extract or essential oil obtained from the root of an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VETIVER — also called khus-khus (Vetiveria zizanioides) perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to tropical Asia and also introduced into the …
Britannica English vocabulary
VETIVER — vetiver BrE AmE ˈvet ɪv ə AmE \ - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VETIVER — n. = CUSCUS(1). [F v÷tiver f. Tamil vettiveru f. ver root]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VETIVER — n. = CUSCUS(1). [ F vétiver f. Tamil vettiveru f. ver root ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VETIVER — n. CUSCUS(1). Etymology: F v{eacute}tiver f. Tamil vettiveru f. ver root
Oxford English vocab
VETIVER — ветиверия, ветиверовый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VETIVER — ветиверия, ветиверовый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VETIVER — n. Pronunciation: ' ve-t ə -v ə r Function: noun Etymology: French vétiver, from Tamil ve ṭ ṭ iv ē …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VETIVER OIL — noun also vetivert oil : a brown to reddish brown essential oil obtained from the roots of khuskhus and used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVER GREEN — noun : a light grayish olive color that is deeper than Quaker gray or twine, greener and slightly duller than …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVERT OIL — noun see vetiver oil
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVERT — noun see vetiver
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVONE — ˈved.əˌvōn noun or vet·i·ver·one ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈveˌrōn ( -s ) Etymology: vetivone from vetiver + -one; vetiverone International Scientific Vocabulary vetiver + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVEROL — ˌved.əˈveˌrȯl, -ˌrōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vetiver + -ol : a liquid mixture of sesquiterpenoid alcohols …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVERIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvirēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary vetiver + New Latin -ia in some classifications : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VETIVENE — ˈved.əˌvēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vetiver + -ene : a liquid mixture of sesquiterpenes C 15 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KHUSKHUS — ˈkəskəs noun or khuskhus grass also khus ˈkəs ; or kus·kus or cus·cus ˈkəskəs ( -es ) Etymology: Persian & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KUSKUS — () See Vetiver.
Английский словарь Webster
CUSCUS OIL — () Same as Vetiver oil.
Английский словарь Webster
KUSKUS — See Vetiver.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KHUS-KHUS — /kus"keuhs/ , n. vetiver (def. 2). [ 1800-10; khaskhas ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KUSKUS — see vetiver.
Webster English vocab
CUSCUS OIL — add. ·- ·same·as vetiver oil.
Webster English vocab
PERFUME — fragrant product that results from the artful blending of certain odoriferous substances in appropriate proportions. The word is derived from …
Britannica English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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