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Definition: Corchorus capsularis
Jute
\Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted
hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian
Corchorus olitorius
, and
Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant
itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,
cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
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