Difference between Jute and Burlap

What is the difference between Jute and Burlap?

Jute as a noun is the coarse, strong fiber of the east indian plant, corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc. while Burlap as a noun is a very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks etc

Jute

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, Corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc. The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

Burlap

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks etc

We hope you now know whether to use Jute or Burlap in your sentence.

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