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This is a list of English-language words of Hindi and Urdu origin, two distinguished registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu). Many of the Hindi and Urdu equivalents have originated from Sanskrit; see List of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many loanwords are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian origin, with some ...
Cannabis indica: Latin. Putative plant varieties or sub-varieties of cannabis. [77] Cannabis ruderalis; Cannabis sativa; Cannabis tea: English. Tea infused with cannabis. [78] Charas: Hindi. Traditional resin made from live cannabis plant. [21] Charlotte's Web: Industry trade name for cannabis sativa strain. [73] Cola English. Part of a ...
Ganja is borrowed from Hindi gāñjā (Hindi: गांजा, IPA: [ɡaːɲd͡ʒaː]), a name for cannabis in the Indo-Aryan language that descended from an early form of Vedic Sanskrit. The Sanskrit gañjā refers to a "powerful preparation from Cannabis sativa ".
cannabis (word) The history of the plant name cannabis. canvas A heavy-duty fabric traditionally made of hemp. [See cannabis industrial and home products.] CBD oil Cannabidiol, a relatively non-psychoactive medical cannabis extract, similar to the Charlotte's Web strain developed for Dravet syndrome. [See cannabis edibles and extracts.] chalice
Ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, and Sumerians had no specific word for "weeds," seeing all plants as having some use. The English word "weed" can be traced back to the Old English weod, which refers to woad, rather than a category of plant as in the modern usage; in early medieval European herbals, each plant is regarded as having its own "virtues".
The definition of a weed is a plant out of place. Defining them this way means any plant could potentially be considered a weed. A volunteer tomato plant that sprouts up in the carrot patch would ...
Cannabis plants produce a unique family of terpeno-phenolic compounds called cannabinoids, some of which produce the "high" which may be experienced from consuming marijuana. There are 483 identifiable chemical constituents known to exist in the cannabis plant, [53] and at least 85 different cannabinoids have been isolated from the plant. [54]
Pot, a common slang name for cannabis, on a sign at a 2012 cannabis rights demonstration in New York City. More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the dried leaves and flowers harvested from the cannabis plant for drug use. [1] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.