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false hemp

false hemp noun: an androdioecious flowering plant of species Datisca cannabina, used to making a fast yellow dye.

Noun

false hemp (uncountable)

  1. An androdioecious flowering plant of species Datisca cannabina, used to making a fast yellow dye

Questions about false hemp

What does false hemp mean?
False hemp means an androdioecious flowering plant of species Datisca cannabina, used to making a fast yellow dye.
What part of speech is false hemp?
False hemp is a noun.

Words near false hemp in the dictionary

  1. false grips
  2. false harmonic
  3. false harmonics
  4. false hellebore
  5. false hellebores
  6. false hemp
  7. false hermaphrodite
  8. false hermaphrodites
  9. false hollies
  10. false holly
  11. false imprisonment

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