cannabis sativa

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Syn: hash. [1913 Webster +PJC]

1.A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). [Also spelled marihuana.]

Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, Cannabis sativa. [WordNet 1.5]

2.The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.

Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane. [WordNet 1.5]

1.(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. [1913 Webster]

2.The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. [1913 Webster]

African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring.

Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.

Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.

Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.

Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (Galeopsis Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family.

Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.

Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.

Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.

Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea).

Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth. [1913 Webster]

1.(Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricace[ae]; hemp. [1913 Webster]

2.The Indian hemp plant plant Cannabis sativa syn. Cannabis Indica. See Cannabis Indica, below. [PJC]

Cannabis Indica, the Indian hemp, now considered a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), originating in Asia but now grown widely around the world. It can be formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and tough fabric. The dried leaves and female flowers are smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it. The THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal in most states of the United States. Once classified as a narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents. [1913 Webster +PJC]