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KENAF

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

Synonyms:

bimli; bimli hemp; Bombay hemp; deccan hemp; Hibiscus cannabinus; Indian hemp; kanaf; kenaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kenaf" is a kind of...):

hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)

Meronyms (parts of "kenaf"):

deccan hemp; kenaf (fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus

Synonyms:

deccan hemp; kenaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kenaf" is a kind of...):

hemp (a plant fiber)

Holonyms ("kenaf" is a part of...):

bimli; bimli hemp; Bombay hemp; deccan hemp; Hibiscus cannabinus; Indian hemp; kanaf; kenaf (valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation)

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