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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.
Generic synonyms: European
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. 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)