1.The cannabis plant, especially when grown for fibre.
‘Mr Hall said the company also had recently had success in trials to have the _hemp_ pressed to make oil.’
‘Traditionally the _hemp_ was then dipped in a stream, but now it is left on the ground to allow bacteria to start the process of separating the centre of the stem or hurd from the rest of the fibres.’
2.The drug cannabis.
‘Take a stoner to a _hemp_ shop and he'll choose you the phattest bong; drop him in a Sports Authority and he'll come out doubly dazed and confused.’
‘In the centuries that followed, _hemp_ was identified in most herbal and medicinal books.’
3.The fibre of the cannabis plant, extracted from the stem and used to make rope, strong fabrics, fibreboard, and paper.
‘While some of it is recycled and a tiny amount is made of easily renewable sources like _hemp_ , most paper products are made from wood pulp - trees that have been logged from private tree farms and public lands.’
‘He talked to us about silly things, like the _hemp_ necklace I was wearing.’
4.Used in names of other plants that yield fibre, e.g. Manila hemp.
‘A number of herbs including oleander, adonis, black Indian _hemp_ , black hellebore, lily-of-the-valley, squill, and strophanthus contain an active cardiac glycoside that can potentiate digoxin.’
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‘Mr Hall said the company also had recently had success in trials to have the _hemp_ pressed to make oil.’
