burbark

noun

plural -s

1

: the bark of certain tropical shrubs of the genus Triumfetta (especially T. rhomboidea and T. semitriloba) that yield a fiberlike jute

2

: a plant that yields burbark

Word History

Etymology

burr (prickly envelope) + bark

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