Definition of Hibiscus cannabinus

1. Noun. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.

Exact synonyms: Bimli, Bimli Hemp, Bombay Hemp, Deccan Hemp, Indian Hemp, Kanaf, Kenaf
Generic synonyms: Hibiscus
Terms within: Deccan Hemp, Kenaf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hibiscus Cannabinus

Hibernia
Hibernian
Hibernians
Hibernicization
Hibernicize
Hibernicized
Hibernicizes
Hibernicizing
Hiberno-
Hiberno-Celtic
Hiberno-English
Hiberno English
Hibernophile
Hibernophiles
Hibernophilia
Hibiscus cannabinus
Hibiscus elatus
Hibiscus esculentus
Hibiscus farragei
Hibiscus heterophyllus
Hibiscus moschatus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Hibiscus mutabilis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hibiscus trionum
Hibs
Hichens

Literary usage of Hibiscus cannabinus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report on Indian Fibres and Fibrous Substances Exhibited at the Colonial and by Charles Frederick Cross, Edward John Bevan, C. M. King, E. Joynson (1887)
"(fig. 25), and the inferior character of the specimen; it was not deemed worthy of further investigation. hibiscus cannabinus, ESCULENTUS ..."

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