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DictionaryjuteFiber-producing plant
noun

jute

JOOT/dʒuːt/

A tropical plant grown for its coarse fiber used in sacks and rope.

Farmers grew jute for its strong fiber.

A close, text-free still life of long golden-tan jute fibers beside a coarse burlap sack and a coil of jute rope, emphasizing the raw fiber and its familiar uses.
Etymology
juteSanskrittwisted or matted hair

The ancestor meant ‘twisted or matted hair,’ an image close to tangled plant fibers. Its deeper origin is unknown, possibly in a non-Indo-European language.

In context

Eastside Decoded – SCP1:14
SCP-1689 is made of brown, roughly woven jute. The interior of SCP-1689 is vastly larger than its exterior
The Terrifying Siberian Discovery of the Endless Food Sack (SCP-1689)

More examples

  • The farmer harvested the tall jute after it matured.
  • Rows of jute grew in the warm, damp field.
  • The jute supplied fiber for rope and sacks.

Forms

jute

Similar words

hemp
Hemp is a different plant fiber used for similar coarse textiles and rope.
burlap
Burlap is a fabric often made from jute; jute is the plant or fiber.