1. hemp(n = noun.substance) - a plant fiber;
is a kind of plant fiber, plant fibre
has particulars: deccan hemp, kenaf, bowstring hemp, abaca, manila hemp, manilla hemp
2. hemp(n = noun.plant) cannabis - 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;
is a kind of bush, shrub
has parts: cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana
is a member of genus cannabis
has particulars: cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana, cannabis indica, indian hemp
3. hemp(n = noun.artifact) halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging;
is a kind of rope
is a part of gallows
has parts: noose, running noose, slip noose
1. A plant of the genus
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. [1913 Webster]
hemp, n.
1 (in full Indian hemp) a herbaceous plant, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
2 its fibre extracted from the stem and used to make rope and stout fabrics.
3 any of several narcotic drugs made from the hemp plant (cf. CANNABIS, MARIJUANA).
4 any of several other plants yielding fibre, including Manila hemp and sunn hemp.
Idiom:
hemp agrimony a composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, with pale-purple flowers and hairy leaves. hemp-nettle any of various nettle-like plants of the genus Galeopsis.
Etymology:
OE henep, h{aelig}nep f. Gmc, rel. to Gk kannabis
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african bowstring hemp, african hemp, ambary hemp, bimli hemp, bog hemp, bombay hemp, bowstring hemp, ceylon bowstring hemp, colorado river hemp, deccan hemp, fimble hemp, hemp agrimony, hemp family, hemp nettle, hemp willow, indian hemp, manila hemp, manilla hemp, queensland hemp, sisal hemp, water hemp