hempseed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hempseed
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at hemp, seed
Example Sentences
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But first of all, let’s talk about on the ground today, in straight dollar figures, just on the hempseed oil.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2014
John Roulac is a founder of the very profitable and fast-growing hempseed oil company Nutiva.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2014
That was the case with a hemp seed ingredient that biologist Vyacheslav Dushenkov notified FDA about in 1999, when he worked for a now-defunct company that wanted to sell hempseed oil and powder.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2013
Eager to put this spell to the test, I went into the garden by myself and, walking boldly along a path, bordered on each side by evergreens, sprinkled hempseed lavishly.
From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by O'Donnell, Elliott
Sir Thomas More.—’Twas the husbandman’s practice in his days and mine: “Where plots full of nettles annoyeth the eye, Sow hempseed among them, and nettles will die.”
From Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society by Morley, Henry
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