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hemp

noun

  1. low-THC Cannabis plant
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /hɛmp/

name

Etymology: * As a German surname, pet form of the old Germanic name Hembrecht, composed of *haim (“home”) and *berht (“bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hamp.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hanapiz Proto-West Germanic *hanapi Old English henep Middle English hemp English hemp Inherited from Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.

  1. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

    “Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.”

  2. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
  3. The gallows.

    “A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more ghostly consolations.”