释义 |
‖ aal|ɑːl| [The Bengali and Hind. name.] A plant, a species of Morinda allied to the madder, the roots of which yield a red dye; also the dye itself, used in India to colour cotton fabrics.
1875Ure Dict. Arts I. 1 Has obtained from the aal root a pale yellow substance which he calls morindin. |