definition of
hemp

[1] #1 hemp n. a plant fiber. wn

[2] #2 hemp n. [cannabis] 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. wn

[3] #3 hemp n. [hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hempen necktie] a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. wn