hemp

English

/hɛmp/

noun
Definitions
  • A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
  • Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hemp inherited from Old English henep inherited from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hanapiz

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