hemp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English hænep, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz, from Sarmato-Scythian (cf. Farsi kanab, Ossetian gän), a compound of Finno-Ugrian *kéne, 'hemp', and *piš, 'to burn; nettle' (cf. Hungarian kender, 'hemp', and peszeg, 'to burn'). See cannabis, for possible further history.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɛmp/
• Rhymes: -ɛmp

[edit] Noun

hemp (plural hemps)

1. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
2. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• hempen
• cannabis
• marijuana
• THC

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ehmp
• meph