<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a strong, coarse fiber used for making burlap, gunny, cordage, etc., obtained from two East Indian plants, <em>Corchorus capsularis</em> and <em>C. olitorius</em>, of the linden family.</li><li>either of these plants.</li><li>any plant of the same genus.</li></ul>