| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber.[Wordnet]
2. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.[Wordnet] 3. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum (A. cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from which hasheesh is obtained.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Common Expressions: Indian hemp
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Indian hemp | 1: (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum (A. cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from which hasheesh is obtained. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 4: Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Specialty Expressions: Indian hemp
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Indian hemp | Health | Marijuana. (references) | |
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