| 单词 | khus khus root |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskhus khus root As a mass noun: the long fibrous roots of any of several aromatic grasses, esp. the vetiver Chrysopogon zizanioides, typically used for making fans, screens, mats, etc. Also: the grass itself. Also as a modifier in khus khus grass, khus khus root. Cf. vetiver n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre palmite1555 coir1582 pita1648 kitul1681 silk-cotton1697 pita-thread1748 abaca1751 khus khus1798 gomuti1811 coco fibre1813 Manila hemp1814 pineapple fibre1834 moog1840 piassava1841 Para grass1850 raffia1850 African hair1851 ambari1851 diss1855 munj1855 monkey grass1858 crin vegetal1859 mung1866 lauhala1880 bass?1881 raphia bast1882 istle1883 raphia grass1885 settler's twine1898 tucum1901 Manila fibre1921 bassine1923 sotol1942 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > grasses > other grasses sirki1801 vetiver1831 wiwi1840 khus khus1851 pili1854 yedda1918 sweet-grass1973 1798 Asiatic Researches (new ed.) 4 316 Virana: Syn. Víratara..: the slender fibres of it, which we know here by the name of C'has or Khaskhas, are most agreeably aromatic, when tolerably fresh. 1807 T. Williamson Oriental Field Sports I. vii. 101 Those [whisks] for domestic use are either made of cuss-cuss, (or the roots of grass), of split peacock's feathers, or of the tail of the wild ox. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 235 The kuss-kuss..when fresh, is rather fragrant, though the scent is somewhat terraceous. 1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. in E. Forbes Veg. World ii. p. iv†. Deliciously fragrant screens are made by the Hindoos from khus-khus, the Andropogon muricatum. 1911 A. H. Fisher Through India & Burmah x. 170 Lucknow is famous for its perfumes—and one distilled from jasmine is highly popular, as well as an oil from roots of the Khaskas grass. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xx. 608 Vetiver Root. Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf. This plant is also known as ‘khus-khus’ or ‘cus-cus-root’, native of tropical Asia, where it is found wild and cultivated. 1996 Mass. Rev. 37 48 At night we slept in a bed of rags scented with khus khus, her arm around me like a shield. 2017 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 6 Aug. j4/6 (advt.) Property threatened by soil erosion or land slippage? Indonesian variety of khus khus grass stops and prevents it. < as lemmas |
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