Hemp oil — can be extracted from the seed of the hemp plant, which contains between 30 35% oil by weight, which is high in essential fatty acids. The plant can also be pressed for oil. Cold pressed, unrefined hemp oil is light green, with a nutty, grassy… … Wikipedia
Hemp — (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemp agrimony — Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemp nettle — Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemp (disambiguation) — Hemp may refer to:* Hemp, Cannabis as a source of industrial, food and other non drug products, including cultivation information. * Cannabis, Cannabis as a genus of plant * Cannabis (drug), about the use of C. sativa and C. indica as drugs,… … Wikipedia
HEMP — HEMP, the plant Cannabis sativa called kanbus in talmudic literature. The Mishnah speaks of its fibers as being woven with or without linen (Kil. 9:1). The prohibition of sha atnez ( the mixture of wool and linen ) did not apply to coarse… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
hemp — [hemp] n. [ME < OE hænep (akin to Ger hanf, Du hennep) < PGmc * hanapa < * kanab , a pre Gmc borrowing < a (? Scythian) base > Gr kannabis: akin ? to Sumerian kunibu, hemp] 1. a) a tall Asiatic herb (Cannabis sativa) of the hemp… … English World dictionary
hemp — n 1) a tall widely cultivated Asian herb of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa) with strong woody fiber used esp. for cordage 2) the fiber of hemp 3) a psychoactive drug (as marijuana or hashish) from hemp * * * n. see cannabis … Medical dictionary
hemp-nettle — hempˈ nettle noun A coarse bristly labiate weed (genus Galeopsis) • • • Main Entry: ↑hemp hemp nettle see under ↑hemp • • • Main Entry: ↑nettle … Useful english dictionary
HEMP Legalise Marijuana — HEMP is an acronym for Help End Marijuana Prohibition, a minority political party in South Australia. They have run in the upper house with noticeable results, through various South Australian legislative elections, their best in the 1997 state… … Wikipedia
hemp — [ hemp ] noun uncount a plant with strong stems used for making rope. The drug MARIJUANA is made from some types of hemp … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English