ambari

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A canopied howdah.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century; earliest use found in Henry Oldenburg (c1619–1677), scientific correspondent and secretary of the Royal Society. From (i) Urdu ʿambārī


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- More fully "ambari hemp". The fibre from the stem of a plant, Hibiscus cannabinus (family Malvaceae), used for making rope, canvas, and paper. Also: the plant itself, a tall annual herb with pale yellow or red flowers, native to East Africa and widely cultivated in southern and eastern Asia.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Official Descriptive & Illustrated Catalogue Great Exhibition. From Hindi ambāṛī, of unknown origin




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