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mur·va
variants:
or less commonly moorva \ ˈmu̇rvə \
plural -s
Definition of murva
1 : an Asiatic bowstring hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) widely cultivated in India for its soft silky leaf fiber
2 : the fiber yielded by the murva
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