moorvan.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəvə/, U.S.

/ˈmʊ(ə)rvə/

Forms: 1800s– moorva, 1800s– murva.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mūrvā.

Etymology: < Sanskrit mūrvā.

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). Cf. bowstring hemp n. at bowstring n. Compounds 2.Plants grown under the name S. zeylanica are often actually other species of the genus Sansevieria (formerly known as Sanseviera).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > hemp > types of

fimble hemp1484

carl hemp?1523

henequen1555

steel hemp1604

Rusband1633

Riga rhine1639

Russia hemp1663

pass-hemp1742

chucking1785

Manila1826

sisal1827

sisal hemp1828

moorva1855

outshot1858

pass1858

carl doddie1868

outshots1880

a1794 Sir W. Jones in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 4 271 Murva.]

1855 J. F. Royle Fibrous Plants India 55 The Moorva fibre is employed by the natives for their bowstrings.

1884 Implement & Machinery Rev. 1 Dec. 6710/2 The Glenrock Company..intend to treat on a somewhat large scale the ‘moorva’ or bowstring hemp.

1921 Papermaking Materials (Arthur D. Little, Inc.) 131 Sansevieria roxburghiana. Moorva.

1999 J. Nugent Permaculture Plants: Agaves & Cacti (2006) 29 Leaves are source of commercial murva or moorva fibre which is soft, silky, pliant and very elastic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moorva
释义	moorvan. Brit. /ˈmʊəvə/, U.S. /ˈmʊ(ə)rvə/ Forms: 1800s– moorva, 1800s– murva. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit mūrvā. Etymology: < Sanskrit mūrvā. 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). Cf. bowstring hemp n. at bowstring n. Compounds 2.Plants grown under the name S. zeylanica are often actually other species of the genus Sansevieria (formerly known as Sanseviera). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > hemp > types of fimble hemp1484 carl hemp?1523 henequen1555 steel hemp1604 Rusband1633 Riga rhine1639 Russia hemp1663 pass-hemp1742 chucking1785 Manila1826 sisal1827 sisal hemp1828 moorva1855 outshot1858 pass1858 carl doddie1868 outshots1880 a1794 Sir W. Jones in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 4 271 Murva.] 1855 J. F. Royle Fibrous Plants India 55 The Moorva fibre is employed by the natives for their bowstrings. 1884 Implement & Machinery Rev. 1 Dec. 6710/2 The Glenrock Company..intend to treat on a somewhat large scale the ‘moorva’ or bowstring hemp. 1921 Papermaking Materials (Arthur D. Little, Inc.) 131 Sansevieria roxburghiana. Moorva. 1999 J. Nugent Permaculture Plants: Agaves & Cacti (2006) 29 Leaves are source of commercial murva or moorva fibre which is soft, silky, pliant and very elastic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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