bimli hemp
- noun
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bimli
- Farmers in India grow bimli hemp for its strong fibers.
Examples
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The ropes were made from bimli hemp, prized for its durability.
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Textile manufacturers value bimli hemp for producing strong natural fibers.
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Farmers in several Asian countries cultivate bimli hemp to supply the textile industry.
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The bimli hemp industry is rapidly expanding.
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Farmers in several Asian countries cultivate bimli hemp to supply the textile industry.
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Textile manufacturers value bimli hemp for producing strong natural fibers.
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The ropes were made from bimli hemp, prized for its durability.
Synonyms
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A tall annual plant with strong fibers in its stalks that people use to make rope, cloth and paper
A plant with strong fibers used to make rope and cloth
A tall plant that people grow for its strong fiber used to make rope and cloth
A tall tropical plant with strong soft fiber used to make rope and sacks
A tall plant with strong natural fibers used to make rope and cloth
A plant that produces strong fibers used to make rope and cloth
A tall Indian plant grown for strong fibers used to make rope and cloth
A tall Asian plant with dark leaves that gives strong silky fiber for making cloth
A strong flexible fiber from the abaca plant used to make rope and paper
A strong natural fiber from the abaca plant that people use to make ropes
A banana plant from the Philippines with strong leaf stalks used to make rope and paper
A tropical plant with thick striped green leaves grown for strong fibers and decoration
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents denote fiber-producing plants and the form follows the common English noun+noun subtype pattern, so combining 'bimli' (a plant known for strong fibers) with 'hemp' (a fiber-producing cannabis plant) yields a predictable meaning of a type of hemp or valuable fiber plant. This is compositional and therefore readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Bimli hemp likely comes from a local East Indies name for a tough plant, with bimli as the local word and hemp the familiar fiber plant. Traders and farmers kept that name for the plant that gave 'strong fibers', so today bimli hemp means a valuable plant used to make rope and cloth.