| n. | 1. | The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc. |
| Noun | 1. | jute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks |
| 2. | Jute - a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons |