fimble

[ fim-buhl ]

noun
  1. the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant.

Origin of fimble

1
1400–50; late Middle English femaille (hempe) female (hemp)

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fimble

/ (ˈfɪmbəl) /


noun
  1. the male plant of the hemp, which matures before the female plant

Origin of fimble

1
C15: from Middle Dutch femeel, from Old French chanvre femelle female hemp, from chanvre hemp + femelle female

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