roosa, rusa
(ˈruːsə)
Also roussa, rusha.
[Hindī r{uacu}sá.]
roosa grass, an Indian grass (Andropogon Schœnanthus or Cymbopogon Martini), from which roosa oil is distilled.
| 1853 T. C. Archer Pop. Econ. Bot. 279 Oil of Indian Grass, Roosa Oil, or Roosa-ke-til, is distilled from the leaves of Andropogon Calamus aromaticus. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Roosa-Grass Oil. 1885 Watt Econ. Prod. India 249 This is the roussa paper grass, abundant everywhere in the Deccan. Ibid. 250 Perhaps the name by which it is most generally known is rusa oil. Ibid., Rusha oil. |