Meanings
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1
noun
A tall plant, Cannabis sativa, grown for its strong fibres and seeds.
The bag was woven from rough hemp fibres.
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2
noun
The strong fibre from this plant, used to make rope and cloth.
Sailors once made their ropes from hemp.
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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.