deccan hemp

1. 1.

   fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus

   Synonymskenaf

   Broaderhemp

   Part ofkenaf
2. 2.

   valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

   Synonymskenafkanafbimlibimli hempIndian hempBombay hempHibiscus cannabinus

   Broaderhibiscus

   Partskenaf

Questions about deccan hemp

What does deccan hemp mean?

deccan hemp means "fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for deccan hemp?

Close synonyms include kenaf, kenaf, kanaf, bimli, bimli hemp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deccan hemp a common word?

deccan hemp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.