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hemp
[ hemp ]
noun
- 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.
- the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fabric, etc.
- any of various plants resembling hemp.
- any of various fibers similar to hemp.
- a narcotic drug, as marijuana or hashish, prepared from the hemp plant.
hemp
/ hɛmp /
noun
- Also calledcannabismarijuana an annual strong-smelling Asian plant, Cannabis sativa , having tough fibres, deeply lobed leaves, and small greenish flowers: family Cannabidaeceae See also Indian hemp
- the fibre of this plant, used to make canvas, rope, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˈhempen, adjective
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Other Words From
- hemplike adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hemp1
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Example Sentences
A total ban on hemp production was enacted in the late 1950s.
We may see hemp again become a major American agricultural product.
“It is an outrage that DEA is using finite taxpayer dollars to impound legal industrial hemp seeds,” he said.
The fate of hemp production in America hangs in the balance.
Hemp, too close to reefer madness for comfort, was one of them.
Up on the side of the mountain, not far from here, is a large hemp plantation; I will seek work there.
The plant from which is made what is called Manila hemp belongs to the same family as the banana and the plantain.
Alila had never before seen hemp gathered, and he had much to learn.
His father has told him that nothing else in his island home is shipped in such quantities as Manila hemp.
As soon as he got back from the hunt, he went off to look over the farm to see if the hemp was growing well.
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