Hem`o*stat"ic, n. A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
Hem`o*tho"rax (?), n. [NL. See Hemo- , and Thorax.] (Med.) An effusion
of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
Hemp (hmp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, hÊnep; akin to D. hennep, OHG.
hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis,
cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. Áaa; all
prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf.
Cannabine, Canvas.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C.
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.
2. 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.
African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring. --
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina. -- Canada hemp, a
species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used
by the Indians. -- Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. -- Hemp
nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. Tetrahit), belonging to the
Mint family. -- Indian hemp. See under Indian, a. -- Manila hemp, the
fiber of Musa textilis. -- Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of
Mexico and Yucatan. -- Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous
plant (Crotalaria juncea). -- Water hemp, an annual American weed
(Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth.
Hemp"en (-'n), a. 1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.