mother of coal

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of fusain (“fossilized charcoal”). uncountable

词源

Apparently named via an instance of the same theme whence also mother of pearl and mother of vinegar: a matrix that produces (or was believed to produce) the end product and also coexists therewith.
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