Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hemp
Hemp
hemp
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, h{aelig}nep f. Gmc, rel. to Gk kannabis
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hænep; akin to Old High German hanaf ~, Greek kannabis Date: before 12th century 1. a tall widely cultivated Asian herb (Cannabis sativa of the family Cannabaceae, the ~ 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), the fiber of ~, a psychoactive drug (as marijuana or hashish) from ~, a fiber (as jute) from a plant other than the true ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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