Indian hemp
The plant Crotalaria junceaThe plant Crotalaria juncea.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)The plant Crotalaria juncea.
(uncountable, usually)The plant Cannabis indica.
(US, uncountable, usually)A poisonous plant, Apocynum cannabinum, that American Indians used to make rope and string.
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of Queensland hemp.
More definitions
- Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
- source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
- valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Forms
plural: Indian hemps| Singular | Indian hemp |
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uncountable
Synonyms
18 synonymsClose in meaning
- Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints:rheumatism weedApocynum cannabinum
- source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber:Cannabis indica
- valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation:kenafkanafdeccan hempbimlibimli hempBombay hempHibiscus cannabinus
Lessons for this word
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