■ noun
1》 (also Indian ~ ) the cannabis plant.
↘fibre extracted from the stem of ~ and used to make rope, strong fabrics, fibreboard, and paper.
↘used in names of other plants that yield fibre, e.g. Manila ~ .
2》 the drug cannabis.
Derivatives
~en adjective ( archaic ).
Origin
OE henep , hænep , of Gmc origin; related to Gk kannabis .