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| sunn [ sun ] (plural sunns) |
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1. fiber from sunn plant: a strong light plant fiber. Use: rope, sacks.
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2. tropical Asian leguminous plant: a thin-branched tropical plant whose inner bark yields sunn. Native to: Asia, Australia. Latin name Crotalaria juncea.
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| [Late 18th century. Via Hindi< Sanskrit śāṇa- "made of hemp"] |
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