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Definition of Hemp

1. Noun. A plant fiber.

2. Noun. 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.

3. Noun. A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging.

Definition of Hemp

1. n. 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.

Definition of Hemp

1. Noun. A tall annual herb, ''Cannabis sativa'', native to Asia. ¹

2. Noun. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hemp

1. a tall herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hemp

1. Cannabis sativa, a plant native to Asia. The term hemp may refer to the tall, coarse plant itself or to the coarse, tough fibre from the plant, which can be used to make rope, fabric, etc. The word is also used to refer to any drug derived from this plant, such as marijuana and/or hashish. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemp

hemostat hemostatic hemostatics hemostats hemotaphonomy hemothorax hemotoxic hemotoxicity hemotoxin hemotoxins

hemotoxylin hemovanadin hemovigilance hemovore hemozoin hemp (current term) hemp-nettle hemp-nettles hemp-vine hemp-vines

hemp agrimony hemp family hemp milk hemp nettle hemp tree hemp willow hempa hempcrete hempen hempen necktie

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