Jūte, n.
A substance resembling hemp, being the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, used for making gunny-cloth, and also in the manufacture of mats, coarse carpets, and the like; also, the plant which produces it. Baird.
A substance resembling hemp, being the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, used for making gunny-cloth, and also in the manufacture of mats, coarse carpets, and the like; also, the plant which produces it. Baird.