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Jute

Jute

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.


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The Fiber Disease

... be visualized. the forms that came out of me at the bath would hang from webs in the cellar. outside the cellar was my rose garden, one of the jute rose ties was going into the cellar, when i pulled and dug up the jute there was a large bed of the forms about a foot underground they were laying ...

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