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Definition of Jute
1. Noun. A plant fiber used in making rope or sacks.
2. Noun. A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons.
Definition of Jute
1. n. The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
Definition of Jute
1. Noun. A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually either consumed culturally or driven out of the island. ¹
2. Noun. The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, ''Corchorus olitorius'', used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc. ¹
3. Noun. The plants from which this fibre is obtained. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jute
1. a strong, coarse fiber [n -S]
Medical Definition of Jute
1. The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. Capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fibre is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc. Origin: Hind. Jt, Skr. Jta matted hair; cf. Jaa matted hair, fibrous roots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)