hemp en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 113:
- (countable, uncountable) Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
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(countable, historical, slang, uncountable) The gallows.
A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more ghostly consolations.
1864, James Russell Lowell, Fireside Travels:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
brown hemp · wag hemp · Manilla hemp · crack-hemp · Manila hemp · hemp-nettle · hemp tree · Madras hemp · hempcrete · hempish · hempen · Canadian hemp · sann hemp · stretch hemp · riverhemp · hemp seed · Jubbulpore hemp · hempwort · hemp nettle · hemp bush · viper's bowstring hemp · Indian hemp · false hemp · hempweed · hemp palm · hemp-derived cannabinoid · bowstring hemp · hemplike · Sunn hemp · hemp-vine · hemp milk · hempy · Hemp State · hemp heart · bastard hemp · hemp-widow · hempseed · hempvine
Relateds
THC · marijuana · cannabis · bhang · ganja
Translations (181)
ga cnáib (Cannabis sativa) · ca cànem (Cannabis sativa) · nl hennep (Cannabis sativa) · ur گانجا (Cannabis sativa) · ota قنب (Cannabis sativa) · kg diamba (Cannabis sativa) · pt cânhamo (Cannabis sativa) · cmn 麻 (Cannabis sativa) · ang henep (Cannabis sativa) · lo ປໍ (Cannabis sativa) · alt кендир (Cannabis sativa) · th ป่าน (Cannabis sativa) · ru конопля́ (Cannabis sativa) · ln bangi (Cannabis sativa) · pt maconha (Cannabis sativa) · hsb konop (Cannabis sativa) · tr kendir (Cannabis sativa) · cs konopí (Cannabis sativa) · af hennep (Cannabis sativa) · fa کنب (Cannabis sativa) · fi hampputuote (a coarse fibre) · ln diámbá (Cannabis sativa) · uk коно́плі (Cannabis sativa) · rm coniv (Cannabis sativa) · cv кантӑр (Cannabis sativa) · scn cànnavu (Cannabis sativa) · fi hamppu (Cannabis sativa) · ka კანაფი (Cannabis sativa) · et kanep (Cannabis sativa) · rup cãnavi (Cannabis sativa) · ur شاہدانہ (Cannabis sativa) · izh kaneppi (Cannabis sativa) · cop ⲉⲣⲃⲓⲥⲓ (Cannabis sativa) · mnc ᠣᠯᠣ (Cannabis sativa) · izh liina (a coarse fibre) · kaa kendir (Cannabis sativa) · tg банг (Cannabis sativa) · es cáñamo (Cannabis sativa) · vec cànef (Cannabis sativa) · ota كندر (Cannabis sativa) · vo jan (Cannabis sativa) · hi भाँग (Cannabis sativa) · el κάνναβη (Cannabis sativa) · sl konoplja (Cannabis sativa) · mi hema (a coarse fibre) · mi kōaka (a coarse fibre) · koi пыш (Cannabis sativa) · my ဘင်း (Cannabis sativa) · ur حشیش (Cannabis sativa) · rm tgoven (Cannabis sativa) · sw bangi (Cannabis sativa) · krc кендир (Cannabis sativa) · kk қарақурай (Cannabis sativa) · fr chanvre (Cannabis sativa) · mn олс (Cannabis sativa) · ast cáñamu (Cannabis sativa) · fur čhanaipe (Cannabis sativa) · sh грсница (Cannabis sativa) · tg канаб (Cannabis sativa) · mk коноп (Cannabis sativa) · ota كنویر (Cannabis sativa) · hsb konopej (Cannabis sativa) · enm hemp (Cannabis sativa) · sh kùdelja (a coarse fibre) · az kənaf (Cannabis sativa) · bg коно́п (Cannabis sativa) · zu insangu (Cannabis sativa) · ta சணம்பு (Cannabis sativa) · uz kanop (Cannabis sativa) · kjh киндір (Cannabis sativa) · ur قنب (Cannabis sativa) · he קָנַבּוֹס (Cannabis sativa) · fur cjanaipe (Cannabis sativa) · io kanabo (Cannabis sativa) · lo ປ່ານ (Cannabis sativa) · la cannabis (Cannabis sativa) · it canapa (Cannabis sativa) · sk konopa (Cannabis sativa) · nn hamp (a coarse fibre) · pl konopie (Cannabis sativa) · ru пенька́ (Cannabis sativa) · ar قِنَّب (Cannabis sativa) · csb kònople (Cannabis sativa) · ms ganja (Cannabis sativa) · sv hampa (Cannabis sativa) · xal олсн (Cannabis sativa) · da hamp (Cannabis sativa) · de Hanf (Cannabis sativa) · ky кендир (Cannabis sativa) · sg bangi (Cannabis sativa) · ab аныцә (Cannabis sativa) · fa کنف (Cannabis sativa) · tk kendir (Cannabis sativa) · kum кендир (Cannabis sativa) · nb hamp (a coarse fibre) · mrj кӹне (Cannabis sativa) · izh kaneppi (a coarse fibre) · hy կանեփ (Cannabis sativa) · lv kaņepe (Cannabis sativa) · vi gai dầu (Cannabis sativa) · bg коноп (a coarse fibre) · uz nasha (Cannabis sativa) · cmn 大麻 (Cannabis sativa) · rup cãnipã (Cannabis sativa) · ta சணப்பு (Cannabis sativa) · mi taru rauhea (Cannabis sativa) · gld онокто (Cannabis sativa) · hsb konopje (Cannabis sativa) · nrf cannevi (Cannabis sativa) · dsb kónopje (Cannabis sativa) · dng ма (Cannabis sativa) · oc cambe (Cannabis sativa) · sc cànniu (Cannabis sativa) · fo hampur (Cannabis sativa) · gd cainb (Cannabis sativa) · gl cánabo (Cannabis sativa) · ko 대마 (Cannabis sativa) · gv kennip (Cannabis sativa) · vi cần sa (Cannabis sativa) · sh конопља (Cannabis sativa) · vi cây gai dầu (Cannabis sativa) · mhr кыне́ (Cannabis sativa) · hu kender (Cannabis sativa) · be кано́плі (Cannabis sativa) · vi cây cần sa (Cannabis sativa) · enm hemp (a coarse fibre) · akk qunnabu (Cannabis sativa) · ba тарма (Cannabis sativa) · hi भांग (Cannabis sativa) · kum кендираш (Cannabis sativa) · ky кара куурай (Cannabis sativa) · oc carbe (Cannabis sativa) · eo kanabo (Cannabis sativa) · scn cànnamu (Cannabis sativa) · vec caneva (Cannabis sativa) · ro cânepă (Cannabis sativa) · grc κάνναβις (a coarse fibre) · sh grsnica (Cannabis sativa) · vec càneva (Cannabis sativa) · ms rami (a coarse fibre) · scn cànavu (Cannabis sativa) · bua улһан (Cannabis sativa) · ce кӏомал (Cannabis sativa) · nb hamp (Cannabis sativa) · tk kenep (Cannabis sativa) · gag kenevir (Cannabis sativa) · tt киндер (Cannabis sativa) · ur بنگ (Cannabis sativa) · bo སོ་མ་ར་རྩྭ (Cannabis sativa) · sva ქან (Cannabis sativa) · rm chanv (Cannabis sativa) · es marihuana (Cannabis sativa) · rm tgonev (Cannabis sativa) · grc κάνναβις (Cannabis sativa) · ur بھانگ (Cannabis sativa) · udm пыш (Cannabis sativa) · kk кендір (Cannabis sativa) · bg кълчища (a coarse fibre) · sq kânp (Cannabis sativa) · tr kenevir (Cannabis sativa) · ur بھنگ (Cannabis sativa) · izh liina (Cannabis sativa) · km ឃ្លាយ (Cannabis sativa) · sah көлөппүнэ (Cannabis sativa) · nn hamp (Cannabis sativa) · sh kùdjelja (a coarse fibre) · sk konope (Cannabis sativa) · sq kërp (Cannabis sativa) · ba киндер (Cannabis sativa) · gsw Hamf (Cannabis sativa) · ta சணப்பை (Cannabis sativa) · rm chonv (Cannabis sativa) · ja 麻 (Cannabis sativa) · sh konoplja (Cannabis sativa) · cjs кендир (Cannabis sativa) · ps بنګ (Cannabis sativa) · cy cywarch (Cannabis sativa) · fa بنگ (Cannabis sativa) · tg бангдона (Cannabis sativa) · tyv хендир (Cannabis sativa) · sc càgnu (Cannabis sativa)