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Queensland hemp

Queensland hemp

9.0
A tall tropical plant with strong soft fiber used to make rope and sacks
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : cáñamo de Queensland
  • Queensland hemp is valued for its fine bast fibers, which are used in making ropes and sacks.

Examples

  • If not properly managed, Queensland hemp can become an aggressive weed in the fields.

  • Farmers in Australia cultivate Queensland hemp for its fiber.

  • Farmers in some regions grow Queensland hemp as a forage crop for livestock.

  • Is Queensland hemp suitable for medicinal use?

  • Queensland hemp is valued for its fine bast fibers, which are used in making ropes and sacks.

  • Farmers in some regions grow Queensland hemp as a forage crop for livestock.

  • Farmers in Australia cultivate Queensland hemp for its fiber.

Synonyms

Hibiscus cannabinus
vsQueensland hemp
  • Specialized
8.9

A tall plant that people grow for its strong fiber used to make rope and cloth

is the regional common term that adds forage and medicinal uses
Deccan hemp
vsQueensland hemp
9.9

A strong fiber from the Indian plant used to make rope and coarse cloth

highlights the whole plant and its cultivation rather than only the fiber
bimli hemp
vsQueensland hemp
9.9

A plant grown for strong fibers used to make rope and cloth

focuses on a tall species grown for soft fiber and other uses
Bombay hemp
vsQueensland hemp
8.7

A plant that produces strong fibers used to make rope and cloth

stresses the plant as a tall tropical herb with forage and medicinal uses

Surface Forms

Queensland hemp singular
Queensland hemps plural

Morphology

Queensland + hemp

The phrase is a straightforward place + noun composition: 'Queensland' (a region) + 'hemp' (the plant), which signals a variety of hemp or hemp grown in Queensland. This compositional pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to a type or source of hemp even if they lack botanical details.

Etymology

Queensland hemp gets its name from where it grew and what it was used for: Queensland is the Australian place where the plant was grown, and hemp shows it has strong, hemp-like 'fibers'. That's why the name means a tall tropical herb used for rope and sometimes called a 'weed'.