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hemp
(encz) | hemp,konopí Zdeněk Brož |
hemp
(encz) | hemp,marihuana n: Zdeněk Brož |
hemp
(gcide) | marijuana \marijuana\ n.
1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also
called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and
halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is
predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). [Also
spelled marihuana.]
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, {Cannabis
sativa}.
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2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,
which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The
flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active
ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,
gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
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Hemp
(gcide) | 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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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hemp
(wn) | hemp
n 1: a plant fiber
2: any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with
palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields
tough fibers and narcotic drugs [syn: cannabis, hemp]
3: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have
been condemned to death by hanging [syn: hangman's rope,
hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie] |
hemp
(devil) | HEMP, n. A plant from whose fibrous bark is made an article of
neckwear which is frequently put on after public speaking in the open
air and prevents the wearer from taking cold.
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climbing hemp-vine
(encz) | climbing hemp-vine, n: |
climbing hempweed
(encz) | climbing hempweed, n: |
deccan hemp
(encz) | deccan hemp, n: |
hemp agrimony
(encz) | hemp agrimony, n: |
hemp family
(encz) | hemp family, n: |
hemp nettle
(encz) | hemp nettle, n: |
hemp willow
(encz) | hemp willow, n: |
hempen
(encz) | hempen,konopný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hempen necktie
(encz) | hempen necktie, n: |
hempseed
(encz) | hempseed,konopné semeno Zdeněk Brož |
hempstead
(encz) | Hempstead,Hempstead n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
indian hemp
(encz) | Indian hemp, |
manila hemp
(encz) | Manila hemp, |
sisal hemp
(encz) | sisal hemp, n: |
wild climbing hempweed
(encz) | wild climbing hempweed, n: |
hempstead
(czen) | Hempstead,Hempsteadn: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
African hemp
(gcide) | African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Ambary hemp
(gcide) | Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind.
amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].]
A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus),
or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making
ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called
also brown Indian hemp.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ambassade |
Bastard hemp
(gcide) | 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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Bowstring hemp
(gcide) | 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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
[1913 Webster]Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.
1. The string of a bow.
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2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or
iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a
tie forming a chord of the arch.
Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie
connecting its two ends.
Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the
Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from
which bowstrings are made. --Balfour.
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brown Indian hemp
(gcide) | Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind.
amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].]
A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus),
or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making
ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called
also brown Indian hemp.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ambassade |
Canada hemp
(gcide) | 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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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carl hemp
(gcide) | Carl \Carl\, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl,
OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See Churl.] [Written also
carle.]
1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
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The miller was a stout carl. --Chaucer.
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2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also
carl hemp.
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3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below.
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Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried
the next day in butter or fat. They are eaten on the
second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl
Sunday. --Robinson's
Whitby
Glossary
(1875).
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Fimble hemp
(gcide) | Fimble \Fim"ble\, n., or Fimble hemp \Fim"ble hemp`\ (f[i^]m"b'l
h[e^]mp`). [Corrupted from female hemp.]
Light summer hemp, that bears no seed.
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Hemp
(gcide) | marijuana \marijuana\ n.
1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also
called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and
halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is
predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). [Also
spelled marihuana.]
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, {Cannabis
sativa}.
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2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,
which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The
flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active
ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,
gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
[WordNet 1.5]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Hemp agrimony
(gcide) | 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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Hemp nettle
(gcide) | Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,
OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[aum]lde, Sw.
n[aum]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp
hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.
Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and {Urtica
chamaedryoides} in the Southern, United States. The common
European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are
also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera
is the Roman nettle of England.
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Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related
to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus
Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides);
-- also called nettle tree.
Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See
under Hemp.
Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of
Lamium.
False nettle (Baehmeria cylindrica), a plant common in
the United States, and related to the true nettles.
Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge.
Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse.
nettle tree.
(a) Same as Hackberry.
(b) See Australian nettle (above).
Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge
family (Jatropha urens).
Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings
severely, and is related to the true nettles.
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Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and
used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.
Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the
effects of whipping with nettles.
Sea nettle (Zool.), a medusa.
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Hempen
(gcide) | Hempen \Hemp"en\ (-'n), a.
1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.
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2. Like hemp. "Beat into a hempen state." --Cook.
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Hempy
(gcide) | Hempy \Hemp"y\, a.
Like hemp. [R.] --Howell. Hemselve
Hemself |
Indian hemp
(gcide) | Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
Cf. Hindu.]
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1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
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2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
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Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica).
Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.
Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.
Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
gymnastic exercise.
Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
husk.
Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.
Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola
(Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United
States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Symphoricarpus (Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing
small red berries.
Indian dye, the puccoon.
Indian fig. (Bot.)
(a) The banyan. See Banyan.
(b) The prickly pear.
Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
following one after another, the usual way among Indians
of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United
States; wood grass. --Gray.
Indian hemp. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Apocynum ({Apocynum
cannabinum}), having a milky juice, and a tough,
fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
properties.
(b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from
which hasheesh is obtained.
Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
Avicenn[ae]}). See Abutilon.
Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom
corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.
Indian ox (Zool.), the zebu.
Indian paint. See Bloodroot.
Indian paper. See India paper, under India.
Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and {Gillenia
stipulacea}), common in the United States, the roots of
which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
also American ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.
Indian pink. (Bot.)
(a) The Cypress vine (Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
in the West Indies.
(b) See China pink, under China.
Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
--Gray.
Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white
hellebore} (Veratrum viride).
Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
Indian purple.
(a) A dull purple color.
(b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
black.
Indian red.
(a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
(b) See Almagra.
Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.
Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna ({Canna
Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
See Canna.
Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
Summer.
Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
Lobelia.
Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
Aris[ae]ma. Aris[ae]ma triphyllum has a wrinkled
farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and
Wake-robin.
Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.
Indian yellow.
(a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
less pure than cadmium.
(b) See Euxanthin.
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Manila hemp
(gcide) | Manila hemp \Manila hemp\ n.
1. A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant ({Musa
textilis}), a plant allied to the banana, growing in the
Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by
the native name abaca. From it matting, canvas, ropes,
and cables are made.
Syn: Manilla hemp, abaca.
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2. A Philippine plant (Musa textilis) having leafstalks
that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.;
called also the abaca.
[WordNet 1.5]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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manilla hemp
(gcide) | manilla \manilla\, manilla hemp \manilla hemp\, manilla paper
\manilla paper\n.
See manila, manila hemp, manila paper.
[PJC] |
Sisal hemp
(gcide) | Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\,
The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American
aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in
Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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sunn hemp
(gcide) | Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [,c]ana.] (Bot.)
An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its
fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [Written also
sun.]
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
[1913 Webster]
2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
[1913 Webster]
African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Sunn hemp
(gcide) | Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [,c]ana.] (Bot.)
An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its
fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [Written also
sun.]
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
[1913 Webster]
2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
[1913 Webster]
African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Water hemp
(gcide) | Water hemp \Wa"ter hemp`\ (Bot.)
See under Hemp.
[1913 Webster]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 other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
[1913 Webster]
2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
[1913 Webster]
African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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african bowstring hemp
(wn) | African bowstring hemp
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring
hemp}, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis] |
african hemp
(wn) | African hemp
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring
hemp}, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis]
2: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy
branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous
white flowers [syn: African hemp, Sparmannia africana] |
bimli hemp
(wn) | bimli hemp
n 1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli,
bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}] |
bog hemp
(wn) | bog hemp
n 1: any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria
lacking stinging hairs [syn: false nettle, bog hemp] |
bombay hemp
(wn) | Bombay hemp
n 1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli,
bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}] |
bowstring hemp
(wn) | bowstring hemp
n 1: hemp obtained from the sansevieria
2: strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria
and used for e.g. cordage
3: grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped
leaves or as a source of fiber [syn: sansevieria,
bowstring hemp] |
ceylon bowstring hemp
(wn) | Ceylon bowstring hemp
n 1: plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in
light and dark green [syn: Ceylon bowstring hemp,
Sansevieria zeylanica] |
climbing hemp-vine
(wn) | climbing hemp-vine
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: climbing hempweed, {climbing
boneset}, wild climbing hempweed, climbing hemp-vine,
Mikania scandens] |
climbing hempweed
(wn) | climbing hempweed
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: climbing hempweed, {climbing
boneset}, wild climbing hempweed, climbing hemp-vine,
Mikania scandens] |
colorado river hemp
(wn) | Colorado River hemp
n 1: tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely
grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber
formerly used by Indians for cordage [syn: {Colorado River
hemp}, Sesbania exaltata] |
deccan hemp
(wn) | deccan hemp
n 1: fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus [syn:
kenaf, deccan hemp]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli,
bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}] |
hemp agrimony
(wn) | hemp agrimony
n 1: coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and
clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads [syn: {hemp
agrimony}, Eupatorium cannabinum] |
hemp family
(wn) | hemp family
n 1: 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 family Urticaceae [syn: Cannabidaceae, {family
Cannabidaceae}, hemp family] |
hemp nettle
(wn) | hemp nettle
n 1: coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers
and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed
in United States [syn: hemp nettle, dead nettle,
Galeopsis tetrahit] |
hemp willow
(wn) | hemp willow
n 1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn:
common osier, hemp willow, velvet osier, {Salix
viminalis}] |
hempen
(wn) | hempen
adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in
making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen,
fibrous] |
hempen necktie
(wn) | hempen necktie
n 1: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who
have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's
rope}, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, {hempen
necktie}] |
indian hemp
(wn) | Indian hemp
n 1: source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber [syn:
Indian hemp, Cannabis indica]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli,
bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}]
3: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by
Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or
inflammation in joints [syn: Indian hemp, {rheumatism
weed}, Apocynum cannabinum] |
manila hemp
(wn) | Manila hemp
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
Philippines [syn: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, abaca]
2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: abaca, {Manila
hemp}, Musa textilis] |
manilla hemp
(wn) | Manilla hemp
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
Philippines [syn: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, abaca] |
queensland hemp
(wn) | Queensland hemp
n 1: herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for
forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine
soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
[syn: Queensland hemp, jellyleaf, Sida rhombifolia] |
sisal hemp
(wn) | sisal hemp
n 1: a plant fiber used for making rope [syn: sisal, {sisal
hemp}] |
wild climbing hempweed
(wn) | wild climbing hempweed
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: climbing hempweed, {climbing
boneset}, wild climbing hempweed, climbing hemp-vine,
Mikania scandens] |
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