Indian hemp

noun

1

: a North American dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) with milky juice, tough fibrous bark, and an emetic and cathartic root

2

: hemp sense 1

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

Indian hemp

noun

1

: a North American dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) with milky juice, tough fibrous bark, and an emetic and cathartic root

2

: hemp sense 1