[hemp] 
| 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. |
| hemp (hěmp) n.
[Middle English, from Old English hænep.] |