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vetiver meaning in Sanskrit

वज्र vájra

UK/ˈvɛtɪvə/US/ˈvɛtɪvɚ/

vetiver in Sanskrit: वज्र (vájra). In English, vetiver means the grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (synonym Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.

Sanskrit words for vetiver

vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides, formerly Andropogon muricatus
वज्र vájra

English meaning of vetiver

  1. noun The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (synonym Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.
  2. noun The aromatic root of the grass.
  3. noun An essential oil derived from the root; the fragrance of the oil.

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Questions about vetiver in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of vetiver in Sanskrit?
Vetiver in Sanskrit is वज्र (vájra).
vetiver इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Vetiver: वज्र (vájra).
What does vetiver mean in English?
Vetiver means the grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (synonym Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “vetiver”: वज्र. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: vetiver (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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