indian hemp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
    Cannabis indica.
  2. noun valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
    kanaf; Hibiscus cannabinus; bimli; deccan hemp; Bombay hemp; kenaf; bimli hemp.
  3. noun Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
    rheumatism weed; Apocynum cannabinum.

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