Hemp Palm (Chamærops excelsa; see CHAMÆROPS), a palm of China and Japan, the fibre of the leaves of which is much employed in those countries for making cordage. Hats are also made of its leaves, and even cloaks and other garments for wet weather.
Hemp Palm
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 641
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