BOMBAY HEMP

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Meaning:

Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

Synonyms:

bimli; bimli hemp; Bombay hemp; deccan hemp; Hibiscus cannabinus; Indian hemp; kanaf; kenaf

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Bombay hemp" is a kind of...):

hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)

Meronyms (parts of "Bombay hemp"):

deccan hemp; kenaf (fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus)

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