Hemp vs. Jute

Hempnoun

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

Hempnoun

Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

Hempnoun

A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.

Hempnoun

The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.

Hempnoun

a plant fiber

Hempnoun

any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

Hempnoun

a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

Hempnoun

the cannabis plant, especially when grown for fibre.

Hempnoun

the fibre of the cannabis plant, extracted from the stem and used to make rope, strong fabrics, fibreboard, and paper.

Hempnoun

used in names of other plants that yield fibre, e.g. Manila hemp.

Hempnoun

the drug cannabis.

Hemp

Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for industrial use. It can be used to make a wide range of products.

Jutenoun

The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, Corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.

Jutenoun

The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

Jutenoun

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.

Jutenoun

a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

Jutenoun

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons

Jutenoun

a member of a Germanic people that (according to Bede) joined the Angles and Saxons in invading Britain in the 5th century, settling in a region including Kent and the Isle of Wight. They may have come from Jutland.

Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus Corchorus, which is in the mallow family Malvaceae.