sunn-hemp

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Definitions of sunn-hemp word

noun sunn-hemp a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc. 1
noun sunn-hemp the fiber. 1

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Hindi san < Sanskrit śāṇa

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".