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kenaf

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Noun1.kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf, Indian hemp, deccan hemp - valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
hemp - a plant fiber
2.kenaf - valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
deccan hemp, kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus


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It’s why crops not usually found on farms, such as switchgrass, Indiangrass, big bluestem, eastern gamagrass, sweet sorghum, triticale and kenaf, are growing in several Iowa State University research plots.
Consider Trumansburg, New York-based Acorn Designs, which makes beautiful stationery imprinted with striking images from nature and produced using a blend of kenaf fiber and post- and pre-consumer recycled paper.
NEC succeeded in improving the heat resistance and strength of PLA by adding kenaf fiber to it, one measure for the prevention of global warming.
 
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