Hemp

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  • noun. Cannabis.
  • noun. The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage, yarn, and fabric.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of various plants similar to cannabis, especially one yielding a similar fiber.
  • noun. The fiber of such a plant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The Indian hemp, Apocynum, chiefly A. cannabinum.
  • noun. Same as American jute (which see, under jute).
  • noun. The black Indian hemp, Apocynum cannabinum. See Apocynum.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. the fiber of Maoutia Puya. See pooa.
  • noun. A plant of the genus Cannabis, natural order UrticaceƦ, of which C. sativa is the only known species, C. Indica being only a variety.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. One of various plants of other genera yielding similar fibers, distinguished by specific epithets
  • noun. Calotropis gigantea (AsclepiadaceƦ): same as madar.
  • noun. Apocynum cannabinum. See Apocynum.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. See under African, and Bowstring.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
  • noun. a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  • noun. a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
  • noun. a plant of the genus Galeopsis (Galeopsis Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family.
  • noun. See under Indian, a.
  • noun. the fiber of Musa textilis.
  • noun. the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.
  • noun. a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea).
  • noun. an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
  • noun. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
  • noun. 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
  • noun. a plant fiber
  • Word Usage
    "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."
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    rope  
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    Temp  kemp  kempe  temp  
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    cereal  clover  cocoa  cotton  flax  
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    DET  DMT  LSD  Mary Jane  STP