kenaf
Americannoun
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a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
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the fiber itself, used for cordage and textiles.
noun
Etymology
Origin of kenaf
1890–95; < Persian kanaf, variant of kanab; cognate with hemp
Example Sentences
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The interior panels are made of a renewable Asian kenaf plant, and it is all assembled in a wind-powered factory in Germany.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016
U.S. experts have shown Cubans how to grow and process kenaf fiber, starting a whole new textile industry on the island.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kafus Environmental Industries of Boston makes panelboard from reclaimed waste wood and newsprint from kenaf, a tall plant loaded with fiber that can be grown on farms.
From Time Magazine Archive
But by that time, they hope to have the valley sown with such diverse crops as cereals, vegetables, peanuts, kenaf, tobacco and cotton.
From Time Magazine Archive
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