- a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
- the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fabric, etc.
- any of various plants resembling hemp.
- any of various fibers similar to hemp.
- a narcotic drug, as marijuana or hashish, prepared from the hemp plant.
- an annual strong-smelling Asian plant, Cannabis sativa, having tough fibres, deeply lobed leaves, and small greenish flowers: family Cannabidaeceae
- the fibre of this plant, used to make canvas, rope, etc
- any of several narcotic drugs obtained from some varieties of this plant, esp from Indian hemp
