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kenaf definition

ke·naf (kə naf′)

noun

  1. a tropical Asiatic plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) of the mallow family, grown for its fiber, which is similar to jute
  2. this fiber

Etymology: Pers, akin to kanab, hemp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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