hempseed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hempseed
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at hemp, seed
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John Roulac is a founder of the very profitable and fast-growing hempseed oil company Nutiva.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2014
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
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
Rigolette only left her room on Sundays—and each morning, to lay in her provision of chickweed, bread, milk, and hempseed, for herself and her two birds, but she lived in Paris for Paris' sake.
From Mysteries of Paris, V3 by Eugène Sue
Then cut down the grass and weeds growing on this spot, and burn large quantities of fuel till the place is extremely hot, throwing on several pecks of hempseed.
From Historic China, and other sketches by Herbert Allen Giles
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