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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Rosanae > Rosales > Cannabaceae > Cannabis

Preferred term

Cannabis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Hemp Plant
  • Hemp Plants
  • Marihuana
  • Marijuana
  • Plant, Hemp
  • Plants, Hemp

Note

  • use in therapy = MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Scope note

  • The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.

History note

  • was in Cat B & D 1963-76

In other languages

  • hamput

    Finnish

  • bhang
  • Cannabis
  • ganja
  • hamppu
  • hamppujen suku
  • hasis
  • kannabis
  • marihuana
  • marijuana
  • Cannabis

    Swedish

  • Hampa
  • Hasch
  • Indisk hampa
  • Kannabis
  • Marijuana

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002188

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