hemplike

hemplike
Resembling hemp or some aspect of it.

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  • hemp — hemplike, adj. /hemp/, n. 1. Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as …   Universalium

  • Mauritius hemp — a tropical American plant, Furcraea foetida, having large, fleshy leaves, cultivated as a source of a hemplike fiber. Also called cabuya. * * * ▪ plant (species Furcraea gigantea),Portuguese  Piteira,  French  Aloe,    plant of the family agave… …   Universalium

  • sunn — /sun/, n. 1. a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc. 2. the fiber. Also called sunn hemp,… …   Universalium

  • Datiscaceae — ▪ plant family       family of the squash order (Cucurbitales) of flowering plants, with one genus. Datisca cannabina, which is found from the Mediterranean eastward to Central Asia, is a hemplike plant, 2 metres (7 feet) high, that has leaves… …   Universalium

  • hemp nettle — hemp′ net tle n. pln a coarse, hemplike weed of the genus Galeopsis, of the mint family, having bristly hairs like the nettle • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • bowstring hemp — n. 1. SANSEVIERIA 2. hemplike fiber from the leaves of certain sansevierias …   English World dictionary

  • 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

  • aloe hemp — noun 1. : any plant of the genus Agave that yields a hemplike fiber 2. : bowstring hemp …   Useful english dictionary

  • mauritius hemp — noun also mauritius ( es) Usage: usually capitalized M : a hard fiber obtained from the leaves of the giant cabuya and used chiefly for cordage and sacking; especially : this fiber as grown on the island of Mauritius * * * a tropical American… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sunn — n. (in full sunn hemp) an E. Indian hemplike fibre. Etymology: Urdu & Hindi san f. Skr. sanaacute hempen …   Useful english dictionary

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