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Definition of: hemp
(hemp) noun
1. A tall, annual Asian herb (Cannabis sativa) of the mulberry family, with small green flowers and a tough bark; Indian hemp.
2. The tough and strong fiber obtained from this plant, used for cloth and cordage.
3. A narcotic prepared from the plant, as bhang or hashish.
4. Colloq. The hangman's rope.
—Bengal, Bombay, Madras, or sunn hemp See SUNN. [OE henep]
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