ˈsən noun
or sunn hemp or sun hemp ˈsən-
( -s )
Etymology: sunn, sun from Hindi san, from Sanskrit śaṇa
1. : an East Indian plant ( Crotalaria juncea ) with slender branches, simple leaves, and yellow flowers
2. : the fiber of the sunn closely resembling that of true hemp, lighter and stronger than jute, and used for ropes and bags, and to some extent for oakum, canvas, and coarse cloth — called also Bengal hemp, Bombay hemp, Indian hemp