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deccan hemp

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deccan hemp

[dek-uhn]
–noun
kenaf.

ke⋅naf

[kuh-naf]
–noun
1. a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
2. the fiber itself, used for cordage and textiles.
Also called deccan hemp, ambary.


Origin:
1890–95; < Pers kanaf, var. of kanab; c. hemp
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