Jute

[dʒuːt] or [dʒut]

Definition

(noun.) a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons.

(noun.) a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks.

Checked by Dale--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Inputed by Eunice

Definition

n. the fibre of an Indian plant resembling hemp used in the manufacture of coarse bags mats &c.

Checker: Williams