carl-hemp

carl-hemp
carlˈ-hemp noun
The female plant of hemp (literally, male-hemp, as stronger than fimble, the true male)
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Main Entry: ↑carl

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carl-hemp «KAHRL HEHMP», noun.
the female or pistillate plant of hemp, which is harvested after the male or staminate plant.
╂[< carl (from its greater coarseness and robustness, it was supposed to be the male plant)]

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