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hempseed

/hemp-seed/US // ˈhɛmpˌsid //

大麻籽,大麻种子,大麻子,大麻种

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the seed of hemp, used as food for birds.

Examples

  • Bullfinches, when fed on hempseed, often become wholly black.

  • Canaries like hempseed better than anything else, but it is so rich that, if fed heavily, it is injurious.

  • Hempseed, crushed and mingled with oatmeal, should be given them when about to wean them from an insect diet.

  • Hempseed oil, resembles the preceding, but has a disagreeable smell, and a mawkish taste.

  • "Never mind their hurting your wrists, young Hempseed," chuckled one of the scaldpated constable rogues who was guarding us.