bas·ma·ti rice 
(bäs-mätē)
(bäs-mätē)n.
An aromatic long-grain rice from India.
[Hindi bāsmatī (literally “fragrant”) : bās, fragrance, perfume (from Prakrit vāsa-, from Sanskrit vāsaḥ, of unknown origin) + matī, possessing (ultimately from Sanskrit -matī, feminine of -mān).]