hemp

[ hemp ]

/ hɛmp /

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.

Origin of hemp

before 1000; Middle English; Old English henep, hænep; cognate with German Hanf, Greek kánnabis

OTHER WORDS FROM hemp

hemp·like, adjective

Words nearby hemp

hemotoxic, hemotoxin, hemotroph, hemotropic, hemotympanum, hemp, hemp agrimony, hemp nettle, hemp tree, hempel, hempen

Example sentences from the Web for hemp

A total ban on hemp production was enacted in the late 1950s.

The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot |Roger Roffman |July 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The fate of hemp production in America hangs in the balance.

Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp! |Abby Haglage |May 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Those trying to get high from hemp are likely to have about as much luck as those chugging O'Doul's.

Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp! |Abby Haglage |May 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Make the most of the hemp seed and grow it everywhere,” George Washington instructed his new America.

Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp! |Abby Haglage |May 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

If not for movies like Dazed and Confused, hemp would have all but disappeared from American discourse.

Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp! |Abby Haglage |May 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hemp is widely grown in the north, and the milder climate of the south encourages gardening.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various
You, who encouraged the hemp manufacture, may leave the halter to rogues, and prevent the odium of felo de se.

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. VII |Jonathan Swift
Hemp is produced from a native plant growing wild in the forests, and looks something like the banana plant.

A Soldier in the Philippines |Needom N. Freeman
Burauen is situated in a rich hemp-growing region, and hemp is its only important product.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various
Signor John Bull, take care; we have iron and coal mines, we have oak and hemp, and tallow and tar.

Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General |Charles Lever

British Dictionary definitions for hemp

hemp

/ (hɛmp) /

noun

Also called: cannabis, marijuana 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

any of several narcotic drugs obtained from some varieties of this plant, esp from Indian hemp See bhang, cannabis, hashish, marijuana

Derived forms of hemp

hempen or hemplike, adjective

Word Origin for hemp

Old English hænep; related to Old Norse hampr, Old High German hanaf, Greek kannabis, Dutch hennep

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