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SUNN
Etymology
Noun
sunn (uncountable)
Crotalaria juncea, an East Indian leguminous plant yielding a fiber.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sunn, n. Etym: [Hind. san, fr. Skr. Ƨana.] (Bot.)
Definition: An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [Written also sun.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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