NOUN | substance | hemp | a plant fiber |
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plant | hemp, cannabis | any plant of the genus Cannabis | |
artifact | hemp, hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
Sounds | hheh'mp | |
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Rhymes | temp |
Meaning | A plant fiber. | |
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Narrower | Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, abaca | A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines |
bowstring hemp | hemp obtained from the sansevieria | |
kenaf, deccan hemp | Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus | |
Broader | plant fiber, plant fibre | Fiber derived from plants |
Substance of | canvas, canvass | A heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) |
rope | A strong line | |
Spanish | cáñamo | |
Catalan | cànem |
Meaning | Any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough / tough fibers and narcotic drugs. | |
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Synonym | cannabis | |
Member of | genus Cannabis | hemp |
Parts | cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja | The most commonly used illicit drug |
Narrower | Indian hemp, Cannabis indica | Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber |
marijuana, marihuana, ganja, Cannabis sativa | A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared | |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | cáñamo, cannabis, marihuana | |
Catalan | cànem, cannabis |
Meaning | A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. | |
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Synonyms | hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hempen necktie | |
Part of | gallows | An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging |
Parts | noose, running noose, slip noose | A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot |
Broader | rope | A strong line |
Spanish | ahogadero, soga | |
Catalan | dogal, soga |
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