Corchorus olitorius (species)

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      1. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">Corchorus olitorius (species)</skos:prefLabel>

      2. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="la">Corchorus olitorius (species)</skos:prefLabel>

      3. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">nalta jute (species)</skos:altLabel>

      4. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">tossa jute (species)</skos:altLabel>

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      6. <skos:note xml:lang="en">Species of herbaceous plant found in India, Africa, and the Middle East. It is used for fiber, and also for the leaves as food, an ingredient in a sticky Middle Eastern herbal dish, molokhiya. The Biblical Book of Job mentions this food. The leaves and young shoots are eaten as a vegetable in Europe. C. olitorius fiber is softer, silkier, and stronger than white jute, C. capsularis.</skos:note>

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