Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Cannabis.
- n. The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage.
- n. Any of various plants similar to cannabis, especially one yielding a similar fiber.
- n. The fiber of such a plant.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A plant of the genus Cannabis, natural order Urticaceæ, of which C. sativa is the only known species, C. Indica being only a variety. It is an annual herbaceous plant, the fiber of which constitutes the hemp of commerce. It is a native of western and central Asia, but has been long naturalized in Brazil and tropical Africa, and is extensively cultivated in many countries. The Indian variety, often called
Cannabis Indica , is the source of the narcotic drug bhang or hashish. (Seebhang .) A valuable oil is expressed from the seeds. - n. The fiber of this plant, obtained from the skin or rind by rotting the stalks under moisture, and prepared by various processes for manufacturing uses. It is tough and strong, and peculiarly adapted for weaving into coarse fabrics such as sailcloth, and twisting into ropes and cables. As the ordinary material of ropes used for hanging, it is the subject of humorous allusion.
- n. One of various plants of other genera yielding similar fibers, distinguished by specific epithets
- n. Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceæ): same as madar.
- n. Apocynum cannabinum. See Apocynum.
- n. The Indian hemp, Apocynum, chiefly A. cannabinum.
- n. Same as American jute (which see, under jute).
- n. The black Indian hemp, Apocynum cannabinum. See Apocynum.
- n. The white Indian hemp, either of two American species of Asclepias, A. incarnata, the swamp-milkweed, and A. pulchra, the hairy milkweed, which yield a white or light-gray fiber of some commercial value.
- n. the fiber of Maoutia Puya. See pooa.
Wiktionary
- n. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- n. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.
- n. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
- n. any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
- n. a plant fiber
Etymologies
- From Middle English, from Old English hænep, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz (compare Dutch hennep, German Hanf, Danish hamp), borrowed from Scytho-Sarmatian (compare Farsi kanab, Ossetian gän), itself a compound of Finno-Ugrian *kéne, 'hemp', and *piš, 'to burn; nettle' (compare Hungarian kender, 'hemp', and peszeg, 'to burn'). See cannabis. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old English hænep. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The Adidas Grun still retains an earth-toned palette, and the Chuck Taylor Classic Converse in hemp is blatantly organic in its eco-dork style.”
“As a junior senator, he might be afraid that the word "hemp" makes people think of a guy playing hacky sack in a court jester hat.”
The Huffington Post: Dar Williams: Hemp: Republicans to the Rescue!
“Ask any sane person why hemp is illegal and you will get a blank stare.”
The Huffington Post: Harvey Wasserman: Hemp is the Hidden Key to Legal Marijuana
“As such, hemp is legal in virtually every country on Earth except the United States.”
“Many believe the decentralizing economic power of hemp is the real reason its corporate industrial competitors want marijuana to stay illegal.”
“Its because hemp is so much more durable and cheaper to produce than cotton if done on a mass scale that it would deal such a blow to cotton as to disrupt the textile market.”
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“Armani has been producing clothes in hemp and corn fiber.”
“Once the worlds leading producer of heroin, carrots, and rope grade hemp, is now a radioactive slaggy area, thanks to a foresightful Reagan administration, which bombed the area with radiation bombs, which consumed the life force of everything in ten kilometer radii.”
“For this purpose hemp is always used (at least I never heard of henbane); and various preparations of the drug are sold at an especial bazar in Cairo.”
“July 31st, 2006 at 4: 46 pm hemp is a viable alternative says:”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hemp’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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AGRI - crops/fruits/vegetables
Crops, fruits and vegetables + plant growing terms
agricultural crop, agricultural product, cranberry, mulberry, oil seed crops, protein crops, rain-fed agriculture, set-aside, soft fruit, drainage, cereals, cold storage house and 96 more...
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Twine
sisal, cotton, jute, hemp, coir, henequin, baler, binder, polypropylene, twine, gimp, marline and 10 more...
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A Parthian Shot: Archery Words
Just what it says. Archery rocks.
bow, arrow, longbow, crossbow, barebow, recurve, compound bow, flight, arrowhead, nock, feather, yew and 197 more...
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colleen's words ii
sibilant, sundry, spindle, distaff, device, mortar, pestle, scythe, flail, thresh, frown, elementary and 495 more...
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Sat Vocabulary List
abandon, abash, abate, abjure, ablution, abnegate, abominable, aboriginal, abortive, abrade, abridge, abrogate and 2155 more...
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Chromonyms
These chromonyms are defined as colors in at least one dictionary (mostly MW3). (Actually there's one fake, for reasons I'll explain someday.) They are all one-word nouns such as "kelly", which can...
absinthe, acacia, acorn, alabaster, alesan, almond, aloma, amaranth, amber, amethyst, anemone, anil and 821 more...
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The List Of Words That Rewrote The Hi...
Ah, yeah, this is a list of words that I think sound pretty funny... or dumb, either way, I like 'em so, yeah.
flabergasted, smash, wang, wordie, drum, rumplestiltskin, resistance, watt, hindu, universal serial bus, bearing, nematode and 138 more...
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New words, not to be confused with th...
maladroit, aphasia, delphinium, bromide, greenhorn, just deserts, loth, supplanted, steeplechase, steeple, annex, vestments and 236 more...
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The Old Farmstead
quickset, bigg, bullimung, simila, grudgins, misulane, hemp, milk-pan, churn, cheese-press, cheese-shape, butter-mold and 83 more...
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SAT PSAT ALPHABETICAL H
hackneyed, haggard, halcyon, hallmark, hallow, hamper, haphazard, hapless, harangue, harbinger, harlequin, haughty and 36 more...
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Fabrications
cotton, wool, silk, polyester, microfiber, corduroy, flannel, gabardine, quilt, linen, tapestry, nylon and 65 more...
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mkulob's Words
plankton, philanthropy, exhausted, irked, insane, medical, pulmonary, fistulla, hyperosmotic, mayham, electrocardiogram, coffee and 32 more...
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