Indian hemp

English

Noun

Indian hemp (usually uncountable, plural Indian hemps)

  1. The plant Crotalaria juncea.
    Synonyms: brown hemp, Jubbulpore hemp, Madras hemp, sann hemp, Sunn hemp
  2. The plant Cannabis indica.
  3. (US) A poisonous plant, Apocynum cannabinum, that American Indians used to make rope and string.
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