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/ˈɪndiən hɛmp/ Listen

Indian hemp

noun

Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber. Synonym: Cannabis indica.

Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation. Synonyms: bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf.

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.

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Words linked to "Indian hemp" : Hibiscus cannabinus, cannabis, Apocynum cannabinum, hashish, hibiscus, bhang, bimli hemp, hasheesh, haschisch, dogbane, hash, hemp, Cannabis indica