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ke•naf  (kə naf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
  2. Textilesthe fiber itself, used for cordage and textiles. Also called deccan hemp, ambary. 
  • Persian kanaf, variant of kanab; cognate with hemp
  • 1890–95

'kenaf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ambary - deccan hemp

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