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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aromatic long-grain rice from India.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Hindi bāsmatī, fragrant, from bās, fragrance, perfume, from Prakrit vāsa-, from Sanskrit vāsaḥ.]
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