WordCmp.com

Indian hemp vs cannabis

cannabis vs Indian hemp

Indian hemp and cannabis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Indian hemp Yes No No No
cannabis Yes No No No
As nouns, cannabis is a hypernym of Indian hemp; that is, cannabis is a word with a broader meaning than Indian hemp:
  • Indian hemp: source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
  • cannabis: any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
Other hypernyms of Indian hemp include hemp.
Indian hemp (noun) cannabis (noun)
Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Difference between Indian hemp and cannabis

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.