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corchorus

corchorus noun: any of the genus Corchorus of malvaceous flowering plants, some of which yield jute fiber.

Noun

corchorus (plural corchoruses)

  1. Any of the genus Corchorus of malvaceous flowering plants, some of which yield jute fiber.

Forms of corchorus

pluralcorchoruses

Origin of corchorus

From the genus name.

Questions about corchorus

What does corchorus mean?
Corchorus means any of the genus Corchorus of malvaceous flowering plants, some of which yield jute fiber.
What part of speech is corchorus?
Corchorus is a noun.
What is the plural of corchorus?
The plural of corchorus is corchoruses.

Words near corchorus in the dictionary

  1. corcelet
  2. corcelets
  3. Corchado
  4. Corchados
  5. corchoroside
  6. corchorus
  7. corchoruses
  8. corchoside
  9. Corcino
  10. Corcinos
  11. Corckran

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