| 1798, "common [[hemp]]," from ''Cannabis'', Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from [[Greek]] ''kannabis'' "hemp," a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians Scythian] or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian ''kanap''', Albanian ''kanep'', Russian ''konoplja'', Persian ''kanab'', Lithuanian ''kanapes'' "hemp," and [[English]] canvas and possibly hemp. In reference to use of the plant parts as an intoxicant, from 1848. | | 1798, "common [[hemp]]," from ''Cannabis'', Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from [[Greek]] ''kannabis'' "hemp," a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians Scythian] or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian ''kanap''', Albanian ''kanep'', Russian ''konoplja'', Persian ''kanab'', Lithuanian ''kanapes'' "hemp," and [[English]] canvas and possibly hemp. In reference to use of the plant parts as an intoxicant, from 1848. |
| *1.a: capitalized : a genus of annual [[herbs]] (family Moraceae) that have leaves with three to seven elongate leaflets and pistillate flowers in spikes along the leafy erect stems and that include the [[hemp]] (C. sativa)b: | | *1.a: capitalized : a genus of annual [[herbs]] (family Moraceae) that have leaves with three to seven elongate leaflets and pistillate flowers in spikes along the leafy erect stems and that include the [[hemp]] (C. sativa)b: |
| *2: any of the preparations (as marijuana or hashish) or [[chemicals]] (as THC) that are derived from the hemp and are [[psychoactive]] | | *2: any of the preparations (as marijuana or hashish) or [[chemicals]] (as THC) that are derived from the hemp and are [[psychoactive]] |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Cannabis''''', follow '''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Cannabis this link]'''''.</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Cannabis''''', follow '''''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Cannabis this link]'''''.</center> |
| '''Cannabis''' (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is a genus of flowering plant that includes three [[species]] (and seven taxa) or subspecies, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa sativa], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_indica indica], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_ruderalis ruderalis]. The plant is indigenous to central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. | | '''Cannabis''' (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is a genus of flowering plant that includes three [[species]] (and seven taxa) or subspecies, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa sativa], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_indica indica], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_ruderalis ruderalis]. The plant is indigenous to central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. |