- Hibiscus Fibre
- HIBISCUS FIBREThe fibre of the Hibiscus plant and known in Bengal as Bola.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Hibiscus Fibre
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hibiscus — [ ibiskys ] n. m. • 1786; mot lat., du gr. hibiskos → guimauve ♦ Arbre tropical (malvacées), cultivé comme plante ornementale ou comme textile, à grandes fleurs de couleurs vives. ⇒ ketmie. « des hibiscus [...] étalaient de fabuleuses fleurs… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hibiscus — /huy bis keuhs, hi /, n., pl. hibiscuses. 1. Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii. 2. any of numerous other plants, shrubs, or trees of the… … Universalium
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Kenaf — taxobox name = Kenaf regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae genus = Hibiscus species = H. cannabinus binomial = Hibiscus cannabinus binomial authority … Wikipedia
roselle — /roh zel /, n. a tropical plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, of the mallow family, grown for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a substitute for cranberries. [1855 60; orig. uncert.] * * * ▪ plant also called rosella,… … Universalium
kenaf — /keuh naf /, n. 1. a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute. 2. the fiber itself, used for cordage and textiles. Also called deccan hemp, ambary. [1890 95; < Pers kanaf, var. of kanab; c. HEMP] … Universalium
Roselle — /roh zel /, n. 1. a city in NE New Jersey. 20,641. 2. a town in NE Illinois. 16,948. * * * ▪ plant also called rosella, Jamaican sorrel, or java jute (Hibiscus sabdariffa), plant of the hibiscus, or mallow, family ( Malvaceae), and its… … Universalium
Polynesian culture — ▪ cultural region, Pacific Ocean Introduction the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Polynesia (from Greek poly ‘many and nēsoi ‘islands ). Polynesia encompasses a huge… … Universalium
