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sunn

sunn [ sun ] (plural sunns)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fiber from sunn plant: a strong light plant fiber. Use: rope, sacks.

2. tropical Asian leguminous plant: a thin-branched tropical plant whose inner bark yields sunn. Native to: Asia, Australia.  Latin name Crotalaria juncea.

[Late 18th century. Via Hindi< Sanskrit śāṇa- "made of hemp"]
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