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Indian hemp   /ˈɪndiən hɛmp/   Listen
Indian hemp

noun
1.
Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber.  Synonym: Cannabis indica.
2.
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.  Synonyms: 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.  Synonyms: Apocynum cannabinum, rheumatism weed.






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