| 释义 |
ifé|ˈɪfeɪ|
Also ife.
[Native name.]
A tropical African plant, Sansevieria cylindrica, of the family Liliaceæ, which yields a fibre formerly used as a substitute for hemp.
1859Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXXXV. 5093 About three years since there were received at the Foreign Office, and transferred to the Admiralty, samples of a peculiar fibre and cordage under the name of Ifé, said to be derived from a new plant at the Portuguese settlement, Angola. 1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. II. 617/2 Ife. An Indian name for Sanseviera [sic] cylindrica. 1892P. L. Simmonds Commercial Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) 462/1 Ife, a name in India for the Sansievera [sic] cylindrica, a plant useful for its fibre. |