agust

noun

ˈə-gəst

plural -s

: a bast fiber derived from a southern Indian plant (Sesbania grandiflora)

Word History

Etymology

Hindi agast, from Sanskrit agasti

First Known Use

circa 1915, in the meaning defined above

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