Crossword clues for kenaf
Wiktionary
n. 1 (taxlink Hibiscus cannabinus species noshow=1), an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia. 2 The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute.
WordNet
n. fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus [syn: deccan hemp]
valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus]
Wikipedia
Kenaf [etymology: Persian], Hibiscus cannabinus, is a plant in the Malvaceae family also called Deccan hemp and Java jute. Hibiscus cannabinus is in the genus Hibiscus and is probably native to southern Asia, though its exact natural origin is unknown. The name also applies to the fibre obtained from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of jute and shows similar characteristics.
Usage examples of "kenaf".
Documents printed on genuine paper made from kenaf fibers, because a physical document implied a permanence that electronic records could not convey.
Downy feathers flew in the air like a seed storm in one of the kenaf fields.
I decided that since my kenaf was thriving so well, I would try the okra.
Dokken had chosen her as a lovely little girl from one of the rugged kenaf plantations.
Khirkos looked at the curled ashes from the burned kenaf paper and frowned, then recited the information from memory.
Around them the tall kenaf plants whispered and rattled as a breeze stirred the leaves.
Everyone slipped on grimy gloves made of kenaf canvas and reinforced with steel mesh.
You can see the kenaf fields from here"—the captain gestured to a dark green area in the middle distance—"but he wasn't heading in that direction.
Of course my planned community uses proven old technology like the hydraulic ram too, and is getting into the useful plants hemp and kenaf, which truly do represent two of the world's best hopes for the future production of useful fibers.
Only then did he discover that he was too far from any viable market for the stands of Kenaf he had planted.
Worse, the quick-growing Kenaf had become a weed, spreading wildly through the Karvur lands and earning Geezl the hatred of the peasants.
Agriculture varies between intensive mixed farming on the better-watered plateau surfaces, irrigated specialty crops (vegetables and citrus) in the river valleys, sub-tropical crops such as tea and kenaf along the coast, and extensive grazing in the mountain foothills.