单词 | moorva |
释义 | moorva/ˈmʊəvə/(also murva) noun Either of two sansevierias, Sansevieria roxburghiana and S. zeylanica, grown in South Asia for the strong white fibre present in their leaves. Also: the fibre produced by either of these plants (more fully moorva fibre).
OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in John Forbes Royle (1798–1858), surgeon and naturalist. From Sanskrit mūrvā. |
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