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Indian hemp

Indian hemp

8.2
A plant often Cannabis sativa grown for fiber to make rope or for drugs like hashish
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndiən hɛmp/
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  • Traditional rope was often made from the strong fibers of Indian hemp.

Examples

  • Products such as bhang and hashish are derived from the resin of Indian hemp plants.

  • The cultivation of Indian hemp is regulated in many countries due to its medicinal and recreational uses.

  • Many artisans prefer Indian hemp for making durable ropes.

  • The Indian hemp plant has been used for centuries.

  • Traditional rope was often made from the strong fibers of Indian hemp.

  • The cultivation of Indian hemp is regulated in many countries due to its medicinal and recreational uses.

  • Many artisans prefer Indian hemp for making durable ropes.

Synonyms

hemp
vsIndian hemp
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15 4.4

A tall, coarse plant grown for its strong fiber and seeds and sometimes used to make drugs

gives equal weight to fiber stalk use and to producing bhang and hashish
Cannabis
vsIndian hemp
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9 5.3

A plant that includes hemp used for fiber and marijuana used as a drug

is the common cultivated plant used for fiber stalks and specific psychoactive products
marihuana
vsIndian hemp
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1 6.2

A plant whose dried leaves and flowers are used as a drug or medicine

also covers fiber stalks and cloth uses not only dried psychoactive parts
Cannabis sativa
vsIndian hemp
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6.7

A tall plant from Asia with smelly leaves grown for fiber, medicine, and drugs that change the mind

emphasizes fiber stalk use and specific psychoactive products rather than medicinal uses
Cannabis indica
vsIndian hemp
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7.4

A plant like hemp with leaves and flowers used to make bhang and hashish and sometimes grown for fiber

names the broader plant cultivated both for fiber and for bhang and hashish

Surface Forms

Indian hemp singular
Indian hemps plural

Morphology

Indian + hemp

The compound simply names a variety/origin of hemp: 'Indian' (pertaining to India) + 'hemp' (the Cannabis plant used for fiber/psychoactive products). There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift—knowing both constituents lets a B1 learner infer it refers to hemp associated with India or an Indian variety.

Etymology

Indian hemp also came to mean the cannabis plant from India that gave both strong fibers and a sticky resin used as medicine or for pleasure called 'bhang' or 'hashish'. The image of the same plant making rope and a resin helps explain why the term can mean a plant used for rope or for its drug uses today.