indian hemp

1. 1.

   source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber

   SynonymsCannabis indica

   Broadercannabis

   Partsbhanghashish
2. 2.

   valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

   Synonymskenafkanafdeccan hempbimlibimli hempBombay hempHibiscus cannabinus

   Broaderhibiscus

   Partskenaf
3. 3.

   Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

   Synonymsrheumatism weedApocynum cannabinum

   Broaderdogbane

Questions about indian hemp

What does indian hemp mean?

indian hemp means "source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for indian hemp?

Close synonyms include Cannabis indica, kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli. 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 indian hemp a common word?

indian hemp is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.