noun
hemp
hehmp
noun
1
A tall plant in the cannabis family grown for its strong fiber and seeds rather than as a drug.
"Hemp fiber is woven into rope, fabric, and even paper."
"Hemp seeds are often added to smoothies for their nutritional value."
How to Use Hemp
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tough, fibrous plant related to cannabis, grown for rope, textiles, food, and other industrial uses rather than for getting high.
Common mistake
Industrial hemp and drug cannabis are the same species but bred for very different purposes — hemp contains only trace amounts of THC.
Common pairings
hemp rope
hemp fabric
hemp seeds
hemp oil
Word Forms
hemps plural, Hemps plural
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Etymology
From Old English henep, tracing back to Proto-Germanic hanapiz — the same root that eventually gave English the word "canvas".