HEMP


Meaning of HEMP in English

/ hemp; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a plant which is used for making rope and cloth, and also to make the drug cannabis

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English henep , hænep , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hennep and German Hanf , also to Greek kannabis .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.