fim|ble

fim|ble
fim|ble «FIHM buhl», noun.
the male or staminate plant of hemp that ripens before the female plant and is picked first. It produces a weaker and shorter fiber than the female plant.
[< Middle Dutch femel < Old French (chanvre) femelle (literally) female hemp (because it was thought to be the female plant since it produced the weaker and shorter fiber)]

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