n. A tough Asiatic grass (Saccharum bengalense syn. Saccharum munja) whose culms are used for ropes and baskets. Syn. --munj, Saccharum bengalense, Saccharum munja. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. (Chem.) An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder (Rubia munjista). [ 1913 Webster ]