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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 cultivationplay

  Familiarity information: HIBISCUS CANNABINUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIBISCUS CANNABINUS (noun)


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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