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Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu san, from Sanskrit ?a?a Date: 1774 an annual Indian herb (Crotalaria juncea) of the legume family with slender branches, simple leaves, and yellow flowers; also its valuable fiber resembling hemp that is lighter and stronger than jute

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (in full sunn hemp) an E. Indian hemplike fibre. Etymology: Urdu & Hindi san f. Skr. saná hempen

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sunn Sunn, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [,c]ana.] (Bot.) An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [Written also sun.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Written also Sun.] 1. Brown hemp, Madras hemp, sun-hemp. 2. Sun-plant (Crotolaria juncea).