Indian hemp

Indian hemp

n. Cannabis.

Indian hemp

n 1. (Plants) another name for hemp, esp the variety Cannabis indica, from which several narcotic drugs are obtained 2. (Plants) Also called: dogbane a perennial American apocynaceous plant, Apocynum cannabinum, whose fibre was formerly used by the Indians to make rope

hemp

(hɛmp)

n. 1. Also called Indian hemp , marijuana. a tall, coarse Asian plant, Cannabis sativa, of the family Cannabaceae, widely cultivated for its fiber and for its yield of intoxicating drugs. 2. the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fabric, etc. 3. any of various plants resembling hemp. 4. any of various fibers similar to hemp. 5. an intoxicating drug, as marijuana or hashish, prepared from the hemp plant. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English henep, hænep, c. Old Saxon hanap, Old High German hanaf, Old Norse hampr; akin to Greek kánnabis]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Indian hemp - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiberCannabis indicabhang - a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in Indiahaschisch, hasheesh, hashish, hash - purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogencannabis, hemp - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
	2.	Indian hemp - valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivationbimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf, deccan hemphibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscusdeccan hemp, kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
	3.	Indian hemp - Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in jointsApocynum cannabinum, rheumatism weeddogbane - any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root