Cannabis sativa

(kan′ă-bĭs)

[L. cannabis, fr Gr. kannabis, hemp]
A species of annual herb native to Central and South Asia, whose tough fiber (hemp) is used for making rope and its oils, resins, and seeds used medicinally and as a psychoactive, recreational drug.
SEE: hashish; SEE: marijuana; SEE: tetrahydrocannabinol