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Plant name khas  Language Hindi  Latin name Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash. - please click to view full record  Latin name (synonyms) Andropogon muricatus Retz., Phalaris zizanioides L., Andropogon zizanioides Urb., Anatherum zizanioides Hitchc. & Chase  Sanskrit name uśīra, sevya, sugandhimūla  Prakrit name usīra, osīra  Hindi name khas  Bengali name beṇā, gandhabeṇā, gandhamūl, khaskhas, khaśkhaś  Tamil name veṭṭivēr, viraṇam  Malayalam name rāmaccam  English name Khus grass, Cuscus grass, Vetiver

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