Two types of vetiver have been found in India – (i) flowering or seeding vetiver which grows wild in North India, and (ii) non-flowering or non-seeding vetiver which is cultivated in South India.
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Vetiver
//ˈvɛtɪvɚ//
Synonyms for "vetiver" (2 found)
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18 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 香根草 noun (aromatic root)
Czech
4 entries- vetiver noun (oil)
- vetiverie ovsuchovitá noun (grass)
- vousatka draslavá noun (grass)
- zlatovous draslavý noun (grass)
French
1 entries- vétiver noun (aromatic root)
Georgian
1 entries- ვეტივერია noun (aromatic root)
German
1 entries- Vetiver noun (aromatic root)
Hindi
2 entries- खस noun (aromatic root)
- खसखस noun (aromatic root)
Italian
1 entries- vetiver noun (aromatic root)
Japanese
2 entries- ウサル noun (aromatic root)
- ベチバー noun (aromatic root)
Persian
2 entries- خس noun (aromatic root)
- وتیور noun (aromatic root)
Romanian
1 entries- vetiver noun (aromatic root)
Russian
1 entries- ветивер noun (aromatic root)
Spanish
1 entries- vetiver noun (aromatic root)
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2007, R. Sinha, et al., Phytoremediation: Role of Plants in Site Management, S.N. Singh, R. D. Tripathi, Environmental Bioremediation Technologies, page 328, Vetiver can easily thrive in wetlands and can be used in the constructed wetlands for removal of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and heavy metals from the polluted storm water, municipal and industrial wastewater, and effluents from abattoirs, feedlots, piggeries and other intensive livestock industries.
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Vetiver barriers are planted in 0.50–1m wide strips to minimize the land area under the barrier. Vetiver grass is the only species that is effective for controlling soil erosion on steep terrains (30 and 60% slope). Vetiver strips are also used as windbreaks.
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She pressed his hand and was gone in a mist of vetiver, abruptly as the other evening.
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