hibiscus vs Indian hemp

Indian hemp vs hibiscus

hibiscus and Indian hemp both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hibiscus	Yes	No	No	No
Indian hemp	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Indian hemp is a hyponym of hibiscus; that is, Indian hemp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hibiscus:

hibiscus: any plant of the genus Hibiscus
Indian hemp: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

Other hyponyms of hibiscus include bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf, blue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, Hibiscus heterophyllus, sorrel tree, common rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos, rose mallow, swamp mallow, swamp rose mallow, Confederate rose, Confederate rose mallow, cotton rose, Hibiscus mutabilis, China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Rose of China, shoe black, shoeblack plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jamaica sorrel, red sorrel, roselle, rozelle, sorrel, Hibiscus syriacus, rose of Sharon, balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, purau, black-eyed Susan, bladder ketmia, flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, Hibiscus trionum.

hibiscus (noun)	Indian hemp (noun)
any plant of the genus Hibiscus	Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
	source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
	valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation

Difference between hibiscus and Indian hemp

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