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HIBISCUS CANNABINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hibiscus cannabinus mean?
• HIBISCUS CANNABINUS (noun)
The noun HIBISCUS CANNABINUS has 1 sense:
1. valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Familiarity information: HIBISCUS CANNABINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bimli; bimli hemp; Bombay hemp; deccan hemp; Hibiscus cannabinus; Indian hemp; kanaf; kenaf
Hypernyms ("Hibiscus cannabinus" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
Meronyms (parts of "Hibiscus cannabinus"):
deccan hemp; kenaf (fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus)
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