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vettiver
Tamil · medieval
"the fragrant grass root"
compound of 'dig up' and 'root'
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vétiver
French · 1858
"the aromatic grass and its root"
French colonial botanists in the Indian Ocean adopted the Tamil name
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vetiver
English · 1858
"a fragrant grass whose roots yield an oil used in perfumery"
borrowed from French into English
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