Indian hemp
Americannoun
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a North American dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum, having erect clusters of greenish-white flowers and a root with laxative and emetic properties.
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hemp.
noun
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another name for hemp, esp the variety Cannabis indica, from which several narcotic drugs are obtained
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Also called: dogbane. a perennial American apocynaceous plant, Apocynum cannabinum, whose fibre was formerly used by the Indians to make rope
Etymology
Origin of Indian hemp
An Americanism dating back to 1610–20
Example Sentences
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The medicinal ones are lobelia, Indian hemp, castor musk, ginseng, assafœtida, pleurisy root, Virginia snakeroot, camomile, wormwood.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
This was plainly our Indian hemp, Asclepias incarnata.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
Here may also be mentioned, as having similar habit, artichokes, peppermint, spearmint, barberry, Indian hemp, bindweed, toadflax, matrimony vine, bugle-weed, ostrich fern, eagle fern, sensitive fern, coltsfoot, St. John'swort, sorrel, great willow-herb, and many more.
From Seed Dispersal by W. J. (William James) Beal
There were pieces of thread made of Indian hemp and the inner bark of the elm.
From The Scouts of the Valley by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
"I judged by the analogy of Indian hemp," she answered.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen
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