English Dictionary

hemp

/hɛmp/

noun

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. / Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. / (slang, historical) The gallows.

Hemp is a versatile plant that can be used for various purposes.

意味（1）

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

意味（2）

Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

意味（3）

(slang, historical) The gallows.

A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more ghostly consolations.