Hessian

Hessian

noun
noun: jute
  1. 1.
    rough fibre made from the stems of a tropical Old World plant, used for making twine and rope or woven into sacking or matting.
  2. 2.
    the herbaceous plant which is cultivated for jute fibre, with edible young shoots.
    • used in names of other plants that yield fibre, e.g. Chinese jute.
      noun: Chinese jute