单词 | hemp |
释义 | 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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