indian hemp

Noun
  1. Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber (synset 112417936)
    hypernym: 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
    part holonym:
    • bhang - a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India
    • haschisch, hash, hasheesh, hashish - purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
    synonym: cannabis indica
  2. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation (synset 112198646)
    hypernym: hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
    part holonym: deccan hemp, kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
    synonym: bimli, bimli hemp, bombay hemp, deccan hemp, hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf
  3. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans;
    Used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints (synset 111788346)
    hypernym: 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
    synonym: apocynum cannabinum, rheumatism weed

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