Definitions

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  • noun The essential oil of the vetiver plant

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of vetiver.]

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Examples

  • “Take the lilac and vetivert, cover the red foo dog and only the foo dog, and repeat after me.”

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • “Take the lilac and vetivert, cover the red foo dog and only the foo dog, and repeat after me.”

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • “Take the lilac and vetivert, cover the red foo dog and only the foo dog, and repeat after me.”

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • Darbie, the Queen of Google, clicked on my desktop until she found “vetivert.”

    Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010

  • I was the one who added the vetivert to the cobbler, and you added the rue to the pie.

    Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010

  • Hannah said, And you think vetivert, rue, and ginseng were all from this island, and that they somehow found their way to our cooking club in the small, East Coast town of Wilmington, Delaware.

    Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010

  • In separate bowl, mix apple slices with cinnamon, cloves, almond paste, and vetivert stems.

    Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010

  • I pointed on the page to a strange ingredient, aged vetivert stems.

    Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010

  • Ask your partner to gentle massage your lower back, shoulders and neck with an aromatherapy blend made from three drops of vetivert and three drops of lavender oil in 4 fl oz (100 ml) of a carrier oil.

    Natural Home Remedies for Pregnancy Problems 2008

  • Hesperides - "Summers golden fruits combine to create a cool fresh fragrance with a hint of vetivert."

    Archive 2007-01-01 Marina Geigert 2007

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  • Arby, I always thought this was vetiver. Are there varied spellings?

    October 16, 2007

  • This is the oil derived from the vetiver.

    October 17, 2007