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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEMP, n. [L. cannabis.]
1. A fibrous plant constituting the genus Cannabis, whose skin or bark is used for cloth and cordage. Hence canvas,the coarse strong cloth used for sails.
2. The skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. Large quantities of hemp are exported from Russia.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a plant fiber
2: 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 [syn: cannabis, hemp]
3: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hænep; akin to Old High German hanaf hemp, Greek kannabis Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tall widely cultivated Asian herb (Cannabis sativa of the family Cannabaceae, the hemp family) that has a tough bast fiber used especially for cordage and that is often separated into a tall loosely branched species (C. sativa) and a low-growing densely branched species (C. indica) b. the fiber of hemp c. a psychoactive drug (as marijuana or hashish) from hemp 2. a fiber (as jute) from a plant other than the true hemp; also a plant yielding such fiber

Britannica Concise

Stout, aromatic, erect annual herbaceous plant (Cannabis sativa, family Cannabaceae), the sole species of Cannabis; also, its fiber. Hemp originated in Central Asia and is now cultivated widely in the N temperate zone. A tall, canelike variety is raised for the fiber; a short, more branched variety is prized as the more abundant source of marijuana. Hemp fiber is strong and durable and is used for cordage and for artificial sponges and such coarse fabrics as sacking (burlap) and canvas. Hemp is grown primarily for fiber in most countries.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (in full Indian hemp) a herbaceous plant, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. 2 its fibre extracted from the stem and used to make rope and stout fabrics. 3 any of several narcotic drugs made from the hemp plant (cf. CANNABIS, MARIJUANA). 4 any of several other plants yielding fibre, including Manila hemp and sunn hemp. Phrases and idioms: hemp agrimony a composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, with pale-purple flowers and hairy leaves. hemp-nettle any of various nettle-like plants of the genus Galeopsis. Etymology: OE henep, hænep f. Gmc, rel. to Gk kannabis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. 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. 2. 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. African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring. Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina. Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family. Indian hemp. See under Indian, a. Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis. Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan. Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea). Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Hemp is a plant used for making rope or the drug marijuana.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Young hemp; an appellation for a graceless boy.

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