Found 2 items, similar to African hemp.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: African hemp
African hemp
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn:
African bowstring hemp,
Sansevieria guineensis]
2: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy
branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of
conspicuous white flowers [syn:
Sparmannia africana]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: African hemp
African
\Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant (
Tagetes erecta
).
African oak or
African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see
African-American.
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Hemp
\Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
some other language at an early time. Cf.
Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus
Cannabis (
Cannabis sativa
), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp,
Bowstring hemp. See under
African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb
Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (
Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(
Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus
Galeopsis (
Galeopsis Tetrahit
), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under
Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of
Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of
Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(
Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (
Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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