Kemp vs. Hemp

Kempnoun

(obsolete) Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.

Kempnoun

A contest in work, etc.

Kempnoun

(obsolete) A champion; a knight.

Kempadjective

(obsolete) Shaggy; rough.

Kempverb

To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.

Kempnoun

Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality.

Hempnoun

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

Hempnoun

Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

Hempnoun

A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis 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.

Hempnoun

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.

Hempnoun

a plant fiber

Hempnoun

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

Hempnoun

a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

Hempnoun

the cannabis plant, especially when grown for fibre.

Hempnoun

the fibre of the cannabis plant, extracted from the stem and used to make rope, strong fabrics, fibreboard, and paper.

Hempnoun

used in names of other plants that yield fibre, e.g. Manila hemp.

Hempnoun

the drug cannabis.

Hemp

Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for industrial use. It can be used to make a wide range of products.