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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind. amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].] A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called also brown Indian hemp. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ambassade