English Explanatory Dictionary

hemp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
  2. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
  3. The gallows.
name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. Acronym of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse.

Pronunciation

/hɛmp/ En-US-hemp.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hemp.wav

Word forms

hemp hemps

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.

Synonyms

HAEMP

Related words

cannabis marijuana ganja bhang THC

Derived words

bastard hemp bowstring hemp brown hemp Canadian hemp crack-hemp false hemp hemp bush hempcrete hempen hemp heart hempish hemplike hemp milk hemp-nettle hemp nettle hemp palm hemp seed hempseed Hemp State hemp tree hemp-vine hempvine hempweed hemp-widow hempwort hempy Indian hemp Jubbulpore hemp Madras hemp Manila hemp Manilla hemp riverhemp sann hemp stretch hemp Sunn hemp wag hemp
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