Vetiver grass: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vetiver grass in English is the name of a plant defined with Vetiveria zizanioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anatherum muricatum (Retz.) P. Beauv. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas (1851)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
· Petite Flore de l’Ouest-Africain (1954)
· Bulletin of the Tokyo Science Museum (1947)
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