hemp

Noun
  1. A plant fiber (synset 114930651)
    is a type of: plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
    subtypes:
    substance meronym:
    • canvas, canvass - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
    • rope - a strong line
  2. Any plant of the genus Cannabis;
    A coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers;
    Yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs (synset 112417441)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    subtypes:
    belongs to: genus cannabis - hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae
    has: cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
    same as: cannabis
  3. A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging (synset 103496825)
    is a type of: rope - a strong line
    has: noose, running noose, slip noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
    is a part of: gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
    same as: halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie

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