hemp
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1. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | rope, |
| definition | : | a strong line (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | noose, running noose, slip noose, |
| definition | : | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | gallows, |
| definition | : | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging (noun.artifact) |
2. 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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | bush, shrub, |
| definition | : | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana, |
| definition | : | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect (noun.artifact) |
| member meronym | : | genus cannabis, |
| definition | : | hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae (noun.plant) |
3. a plant fiber (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | deccan hemp, kenaf, |
| definition | : | fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bowstring hemp, |
| definition | : | hemp obtained from the sansevieria (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | canvas, canvass, |
| definition | : | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | rope, |
| definition | : | a strong line (noun.artifact) |
4. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | halter, |
| definition | : | hang with a halter (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | halter, |
| definition | : | hang with a halter (verb.social) |
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