neckweed

[Eng. neck, and weed.] 1. Ord. Lang.: A slang or sportive term for hemp, as furnishing material for halters. 2. Bot .: Cannabis sativa . něc-ræ-mi-a, s. [Pref. necr (o-), and Gr. haima =blood.] Pathol.: Death of the blood from mortification. něc-ro-, pref. [Gr. nekros=dead.] (See etym.)