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noun
(also amari)
Indian A canopied howdah.
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
(also ambary)
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.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Hindi ambāṛī, of unknown origin.
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