Definition of Queensland hemp

1. Noun. Herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed.

Exact synonyms: Jellyleaf, Sida Rhombifolia
Generic synonyms: Mallow
Group relationships: Genus Sida, Sida

Lexicographical Neighbors of Queensland Hemp

Queen Charlotte Islands
Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen City
Queen Maud Land
Queen Victoria
Queen of England
Queen of Hearts
Queen of Sheba
Queens
Queensberry rules
Queensboro Bridge
Queensland
Queensland bottletree
Queensland hemp
Queensland nut
Queensland nuts
Queenslander
Queenslanders
Queer Street
Quellung reaction
Quemoy
Quentin
Quentin Jerome Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quenu
Quenu's haemorrhoidal plexus
Quenu-Muret sign
Quenya

Literary usage of Queensland hemp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1880)
"queensland hemp.—Sida is another genus of malvaceous plants growing extensively iu the more tropical portions of both hemispheres. ..."

2. Official Catalogue of the British Section by Great Britain (1876)
"Another collection of Fibres, prepared by Walter Hill, Esq., consist of— 1. queensland hemp (Sidia retusa). 2. queensland hemp ..."

3. The Weeds of New South Wales, Pt. I- by Joseph Henry Maiden (1920)
"Note the fruit (figure 3) when ripe beginning to separate into its three constituent carpels, which contain the seeds. Paddy's Lucerne or queensland hemp ..."

4. Reading List on Papermaking Materials by Clarence Jay West (1921)
"Sida. See Sida rhombifolia. Sida retusa. queensland hemp. Lightfoot, Bull. No. 11, page 33. ... queensland hemp. Sida. Tea plant. Dodge, CR, 1897, page 296. ..."

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