'Crotalaria juncea' definitions:

Definition of 'Crotalaria juncea'

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  • Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. [1913 Webster]
  • African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring.
  • Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
  • Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  • Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
  • Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
  • Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
  • Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
  • Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.
  • Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea).
  • Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crotalaria juncea'

From: GCIDE
  • Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [,c]ana.] (Bot.) An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [Written also sun.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crotalaria juncea'

From: GCIDE
  • Crotalaria \Crot`a*la"ri*a\ (kr?t`?-l?"r?-? or kr?`t?-l?"r?-A), n. [NL. See Crotalum.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Crotalaria juncea furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp. [1913 Webster]