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hempseed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A gallows bird; a person hanged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hempstretch

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to hemp + seed.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُذُور الْقِنَّب (buḏūr al-qinnab) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Arabic: شَاهْدَانَج (šāhdānaj) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Arabic: تَنُّوم (tannūm) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Aramaic: ܫܲܗܕܵܢܵܓ (šahdānāḡ) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: שָׁהְדָּנַג (šāhdānaḡ) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Old Armenian: շահդանակ (šahdanak) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Catalan: llavor de cànem — seed of the hemp plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大麻籽 (dàmá zǐ) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Dutch: hennepzaad — seed of the hemp plant
  • Finnish: hampunsiemen — seed of the hemp plant
  • French: chènevis — seed of the hemp plant
  • German: Hanfsamen — seed of the hemp plant
  • Greek: κανναβούρι (kannavoúri) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Greek: κανναβόσπορος (kannavósporos) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Hungarian: kendermag — seed of the hemp plant
  • Italian: canapuccia — seed of the hemp plant
  • Japanese: 麻の実 (asa no mi) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Japanese: 麻子 (mashi) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Japanese: ヘンプシード (henpushīdo) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Persian: شاهدانه (šâhdâne) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Middle Persian: šhdʾnk' (/⁠šahdānag⁠/) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Polish: siemię konopne — seed of the hemp plant
  • Portuguese: semente de cânhamo — seed of the hemp plant
  • Russian: конопля́ные семена́ (konopljányje semená) — seed of the hemp plant
  • Spanish: cañamón — seed of the hemp plant
  • Swedish: hampfrö — seed of the hemp plant
  • Swedish: hampafrö — seed of the hemp plant
  • Turkish: kenevir — seed of the hemp plant