Meanings
nounhempseed (countable and uncountable, plural hempseeds)
plural hempseeds
- countableuncountableA gallows bird; a person hanged.
Thou wot, wot thou? Thou wot, wot ta? Do, do, thou rogue. Do, thou hempseed.
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]Synonyms: hempstretch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gallows bird; a person hanged.
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Origin
From Middle English, equivalent to hemp + seed.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُذُور الْقِنَّب, شَاهْدَانَج
- بُذُور الْقِنَّب (buḏūr al-qinnab)seed of the hemp plant
- شَاهْدَانَج (šāhdānaj)seed of the hemp plant
- تَنُّوم (tannūm)seed of the hemp plant
Catalan llavor de cànem
- llavor de cànemseed of the hemp plant
Chinese Mandarin 大麻籽
- 大麻籽 (dàmá zǐ)seed of the hemp plant
Dutch hennepzaad
- hennepzaadseed of the hemp plant
Finnish hampunsiemen
- hampunsiemenseed of the hemp plant
French chènevis
- chènevisseed of the hemp plant
German Hanfsamen
- Hanfsamenseed of the hemp plant
Greek κανναβούρι, κανναβόσπορος
- κανναβούρι (kannavoúri)seed of the hemp plant
- κανναβόσπορος (kannavósporos)seed of the hemp plant
Hungarian kendermag
- kendermagseed of the hemp plant
Italian canapuccia
- canapucciaseed of the hemp plant
Japanese 麻の実, 麻子
- 麻の実 (asa no mi)seed of the hemp plant
- 麻子 (mashi)seed of the hemp plant
- ヘンプシード (henpushīdo)seed of the hemp plant
Persian شاهدانه
- شاهدانه (šâhdâne)seed of the hemp plant
Polish siemię konopne
- siemię konopneseed of the hemp plant
Portuguese semente de cânhamo
- semente de cânhamoseed of the hemp plant
Russian конопля́ные семена́
- конопля́ные семена́ (konopljányje semená)seed of the hemp plant
Spanish cañamón
- cañamónseed of the hemp plant
Swedish hampfrö, hampafrö
- hampfröseed of the hemp plant
- hampafröseed of the hemp plant
Turkish kenevir
- kenevirseed of the hemp plant
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APA
hempseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hempseed
MLA
“hempseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hempseed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hempseed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hempseed.
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