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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | cannabis | |
| Related terms: | shrub Indian_hemp marijuana genus_Cannabis cannabis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a plant fiber | |
| Related terms: | plant_fiber Manila_hemp bowstring_hemp kenaf canvas rope | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | |
| Synonyms: | hangman's_halter hempen_necktie halter hangman's_rope | |
| Related terms: | rope gallows noose | |
