A genus of tropical plants including jute and several leafy vegetables, with slender stems and small flowers.
From Greek 'corchoros,' an ancient plant name, possibly related to Sanskrit. The genus was formally named in Linnaean taxonomy from this classical reference.
Jute, one of the world's most important fiber crops, is a Corchorus plant—your rough burlap sacks and rope come from this humble tropical plant that's been cultivated for thousands of years!
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