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Jute vs Burlap - What's the difference?

jute | burlap |

As nouns the difference between jute and burlap

is that jute is the coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, species: Corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc while burlap is a very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

jute

English

(wikipedia jute)

Noun

(-)
  • The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, , used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
  • The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

    • burlap

    English

    (wikipedia burlap)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (UK) hessian

    See also

    * sackcloth