What is another word for corchorus?

Pronunciation: [kˈɔːkɔːɹəs] (IPA)

Corchorus is a plant that is commonly known by various names, including jute, Jew's mallow, or tossa jute. The word "corchorus" comes from the Greek word "korkhoros," which means "young lamb." Its fibrous stems are used to make burlap and twine, while its leaves and seeds are edible and used in various cuisines. Though the word "corchorus" is the most common name for this plant, it has many synonyms. In Arabic, it is known as "mulukhiyah," while in Bengali, it is called "nalta sag." Other names used to refer to this plant include West Indian arrowroot, Saluyot in the Philippines, and Mrenda in Africa.

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Usage examples for Corchorus

For here are the tamarisk, and jasmin, and the old-fashioned corchorus flowering all the summer through, as well as the myrtle that loves the shore, with a thicket of stiff young sprigs arising, slow of growth, but hiding yearly the havoc made in its head and body by the frost of 1795, when the mark of every wave upon the sands was ice.
"Springhaven A Tale of the Great War"
R. D. Blackmore
The corchorus Capsularis variety is usually cultivated in the higher and richer soils, while the corchorus Olitorius variety is most suited for the lower-lying alluvial soils, and to the districts where the rainfall is irregular; indeed, the C. Olitorius may be grown in certain other districts of India which appear quite unsuitable for the C. Capsularis.
"The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth"
T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
See Myrica, Constantinople Hazel, Coral Barberry, Coral Berry, corchorus japonicus, Coriaria myrtifolia, Cornel, the, Cornelian Cherry, Corokia Cotoneaster, Coronilla Emerus, Cernus alba, alternifolia, amomum, asperifolia, Baileyi, brachypoda, californica, canadensis, candidissima, capitata, circinata, florida, Kousa, macrophylla, Mas, Nuttalii, officinalis, paniculata, pubescens, sericea, stolonifera, tartarica, sibirica, Corylopsis Himalayana, pauciflora, spicata, Corylus Avellana purpurea, Colurna, Cotoneaster bacillaris, frigida, microphylla, Simonsii, Cowberry, Crataegus arbutifolia, Azarolus, Azarolus Aronia, Celsiana, coccinea, coccinea macrantha, cordata, Crus-galli, Douglasii, glabra, nigra, Oxyacantha, parvifolia, Pyracantha, tanacetifolia, Cucumber tree, Currants, flowering, Cydonia chinensis, japonica, Cytisus Adami, albus, albus incarnatus, alpinus, biflorus, decumbens, Cytisus elongatus, incarnatus, Laburnum, nigricans, purpureus, scoparius, Daboecia polifolia, Danae Laurus, racemosa, Daphne alpina, altaica, Blagayana, Championi, Cneorum, collina, Fioniana, Fortunei, Genkwa, Laureola, Mezereum, petraea, pontica, rupestris, sericea, Daphniphyllum glaucescens, Date Plum, the, Desfontainea spinosa, Desmodium penduliftorum, Desmodium.
"Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs"
A. D. Webster

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