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Hemp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hemp? [n] a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [n] any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs [n] a plant fiber Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hemp: cannabis \| hangman's halter \| hangman's rope \| hempen necktie Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hemp: acid \| antidepressant \| ataractic \| ax \| block \| cross \| death chair \| death chamber \| DET \| diethyltryptamine \| dimethyltryptamine \| DMT \| drop \| electric chair \| gage \| gallows \| gallows-tree \| ganja \| gas chamber \| gibbet \| grass \| guillotine \| hallucinogen \| halter \| hash \| hashish \| hay \| hempen collar \| hot seat \| joint \| kava \| lethal chamber \| LSD \| maiden \| Mary Jane \| mescal \| mescal bean \| mescal button \| mescaline \| mind-altering drug \| mind-blowing drug \| mind-expanding drug \| morning glory seeds \| noose \| peyote \| pot \| psilocin \| psilocybin \| psychedelic \| psychic energizer \| psychoactive drug \| psychochemical \| psychotomimetic \| reefer \| roach \| rope \| scaffold \| stake \| stick \| STP \| tea \| THC \| the chair \| tranquilizer \| tree \| weed See Also \| abaca \| bowstring hemp \| bush \| Cannabis indica \| Cannabis sativa \| canvas \| canvass \| deccan hemp \| dope \| gage \| gallous \| gallows \| gallowstree \| ganja \| genus Cannabis \| gibbet \| grass \| Indian hemp \| kenaf \| Manila hemp \| Manilla hemp \| marihuana \| marijuana \| Mary Jane \| Mary-Jane \| noose \| plant fiber \| plant fibre \| pot \| rope \| rope \| running noose \| sens \| sess \| shrub \| skunk \| slip noose \| smoke \| weed Hemp In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Hemp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hemp?

[n] a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
[n] any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
[n] a plant fiber

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hemp: cannabis | hangman's halter | hangman's rope | hempen necktie

Hemp In Webster's Dictionary

\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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