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[hemp] 
–noun
| 1. | Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish. Compare cannabis. |
| 2. | the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fabric, etc. |
| 3. | any of various plants resembling hemp. |
| 4. | any of various fibers similar to hemp. |
| 5. | a narcotic drug, as marijuana or hashish, prepared from the hemp plant. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE henep, hænep; c. G Hanf, Gk kánnabis
bef. 1000; ME; OE henep, hænep; c. G Hanf, Gk kánnabis
Related forms:
hemplike, adjective
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| hemp (hěmp) n.
[Middle English, from Old English hænep.] |
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Hemp
Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring. Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina. Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family. Indian hemp. See under Indian, a. Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis. Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan. Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea). Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth.
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hemp
O.E. hænep, from P.Gmc. *hanapiz (cf. O.S. hanap, O.N. hampr, O.H.G. hanaf, Ger. Hanf), probably a very early Gmc. borrowing of the same Scythian word that became Gk. kannabis (see cannabis). Slang sense of "marijuana" dates from 1940s; though scientific use for the narcotic derived from hemp dates to 1870.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: hemp
Pronunciation: 'hemp
Function: noun
1 : a tall widely cultivated Asian herb of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa) withstrong woody fiber used especially for cordage
2 : the fiber of hemp
3 : a psychoactive drug (as marijuana or hashish) from hemp
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