hemp . ( Of the lat. )( cannabum , by cannabis ). 1. m. annual plant, the family of the Cannabáceas, about two meters in height, with stem upright shrub, rough, hollow and hairy, lanceolate, opposite leaves and greenish flowers. 2. m. textile filament of this plant. 3. m. canvas of hemp. 4. m. thing made of hemp; p. ej., honda, the network, the rigging, etc. 5. m. Am. Certain textile plants. 6. m. Chile , C. Rica and Hond. Bramante of hemp. hemp of Manila. 1. m. strand of the Abaca. hemp Indian. 1. m. variety of common hemp cultivation, smaller size and lower textile quality, but with much greater concentration of the alkaloid which secrete the hairs on their leaves, mainly in the tops of the women's feet. It has narcotic and hypnotic properties.