hemp
noun/hemp/
/hemp/
[uncountable]- a plant that is used for making rope and cloth, and also to make the drug cannabisTopics Plants and treesc2Word OriginOld English henep, hænep, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hennep and German Hanf, also to Greek kannabis.
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