\Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},
{Canvas}.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the
   fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and
   cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants
   yielding fiber.
2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
   spinning. The name has also been extended to various
   fibers resembling the true hemp.
{African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and
   {Bowstring}.
{Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.
{Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),
   the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
{Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
   ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.
{Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.
   Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
{Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.
{Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.
{Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and
   Yucatan.
{Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
   ({Crotalaria juncea}).
{Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),
   related to the amaranth.