'Indian hemp' definitions:
Definition of 'Indian hemp'
(from WordNet)
noun
Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber [syn: Indian hemp, Cannabis indica]
noun
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus]
noun
Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: Indian hemp, rheumatism weed, Apocynum cannabinum]
Definition of 'Indian hemp'
From: GCIDE
- 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]