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kenaf

noun ke·naf \kə-ˈnaf\

Definition of KENAF

:  an African hibiscus (Hibiscus cannabinus) widely cultivated for its fiber; also :  the fiber used especially for making paper and cordage
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Origin of KENAF

Persian
First Known Use: 1891

Rhymes with KENAF

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff

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