noun

1. 1. a tall Asiatic herb (Cannabis sativa) of the hemp family, grown for the tough fiber in its stem
   2. the fiber, used to make rope, sailcloth, etc.
   3. a substance, such as marijuana, hashish, etc., made from the leaves and flowers of this plant
2. 1. any of various plants yielding a hemplike fiber, as the sisal or Manila hemp
   2. this fiber

Etymology: 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

adjective