mudar

noun

mu·​dar

variants or less commonly muddar or madar

məˈdär,

-dȧ(r

plural -s

: either of two East Indian shrubs (Calotropis gigantea and C. procera) whose fine bast fiber resembles flax in strength but is too short to be of great commercial value

Word History

Etymology

Hindi madār

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