fimble

[ fim-buhl ]

noun

1. the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant.

fimble

/ ˈfɪmbəl /

noun

1. the male plant of the hemp, which matures before the female plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of fimble¹

1400–50; late Middle English femaille ( hempe ) female (hemp)

Word History and Origins

Origin of fimble¹

C15: from Middle Dutch femeel , from Old French chanvre femelle female hemp, from chanvre hemp + femelle female

Example Sentences

Fimble, fim′bl, n. the male plant of hemp, yielding a weaker and shorter fibre than the Carl hemp or female plant.

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