n. [ Hind. jūt, Skr. jū&tsdot_;a matted hair; cf. ja&tsdot_;a matted hair, fibrous roots. ] The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. pl.