Vetiver vs. Vetivert — What's the Difference?

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See vetiver.

A grass (Vetiveria zizanioides syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides) of tropical India, often planted to control erosion and widely cultivated for its aromatic roots, which yield an oil used in perfumery.

Alternative form of vetiver(commonly the oil sense)

The essential oil obtained from the roots of this plant. Also called vetivert.

The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides ( <= Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.

The aromatic root of the grass.

An essential oil derived from the root; the fragrance of the oil.

An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also called kuskus, and khuskhus.