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Indian hemp

DEFINITIONS OF: Indian hemp

1

n valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

Synonyms:
Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, bimli, bimli hemp, deccan hemp, kanaf, kenaf
Type of:
hibiscus
any plant of the genus Hibiscus

n Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

Synonyms:
Apocynum cannabinum, rheumatism weed
Type of:
dogbane
any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root

n source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber

Synonyms:
Cannabis indica
Type of:
cannabis, hemp
any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
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