- hemp family
- hemp′ fam`ilyn.pln a family, Cannabaceae, of aromatic herbaceous plants with palmate leaves, loose clusters of male flowers, and spikes or dense cones of female flowers: includes hemp and hops
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hemp family
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hemp family — noun two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the… … Useful english dictionary
hemp — [hemp] n. [ME < OE hænep (akin to Ger hanf, Du hennep) < PGmc * hanapa < * kanab , a pre Gmc borrowing < a (? Scythian) base > Gr kannabis: akin ? to Sumerian kunibu, hemp] 1. a) a tall Asiatic herb (Cannabis sativa) of the hemp… … English World dictionary
hemp — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hænep; akin to Old High German hanaf hemp, Greek kannabis Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tall widely cultivated Asian herb (Cannabis sativa of the family Cannabaceae, the hemp family) that has a … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Cannabidaceae — noun two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the… … Useful english dictionary
Hemp — (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemp agrimony — Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemp nettle — Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemp nettle — hemp′ net tle n. pln a coarse, hemplike weed of the genus Galeopsis, of the mint family, having bristly hairs like the nettle • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
hemp agrimony — n. a European plant (Eupatorium cannabinum) of the composite family, with reddish flowers, formerly used in medicine … English World dictionary
hemp nettle — n. any of a genus (Galeopsis) of European plants of the mint family; esp., a common prickly weed ( G. tetrahit) now found in the U.S … English World dictionary
