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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997  Comment: Pennisetum typhoideum
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997  Comment: Pennisetum typhoideum
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "vetiver." Encyclopdia Britannica. 29 Sept. 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "vetiver." Encyclopædia Britannica. 29 Sept. 2004 .
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: http://www.kamleshayurveda.com/top/vetivert.htm
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* Website address 1  Comment: http://www.kamleshayurveda.com/top/vetivert.htm
  
 
* Website address 2  Comment: Phytochemical database at http://www.vetiver.com/TVN_vetoil03.pdf
 
* Website address 2  Comment: Phytochemical database at http://www.vetiver.com/TVN_vetoil03.pdf

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Description

A soft, curly, pleasant smelling grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) native to all tropical regions of Asia. Cuscus grass is used to make mats, hats, purses, fans, cushions, boxes, baskets, and small ornaments. The roots of the plant are used to produce a scented oil.

Synonyms and Related Terms

couscous; kuskus; khus-khus; laavancha; laamancha; laamaccha; lamajja; vetiver; vetivert; usheera (Sanskrit); Vetiveria zizanioides; Pennisetum typhoideum

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Authority

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 Comment: Pennisetum typhoideum
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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