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furniture boat door window

• Plants such as jute, cotton and fl ax give us fi bre,
which is used to make clothes and bags. We make

linen clothes using fi bre of the fl ax plant.

cloth bag

• Many household things are made from

plants. We get coir from the husk of coconut
rope
to make ropes, doormats and mattresses.
mattress

• Plants also give us rubber and gum.

Pulp of bamboo is used to make eraser

paper.

gum paper

• Plants such as tulsi, neem, mint and eucalyptus have medicinal properties in them

and are used to make medicines.

tulsi neem mint eucalyptus

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