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Hemp vs Dagga - What's the difference?

hemp | dagga |

As nouns the difference between hemp and dagga

is that hemp is a tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia while dagga is indian hemp, subspecies: Cannabis sativa indica, or a similar plant of the genus genus: Leonotis.

hemp

English

(wikipedia hemp)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa , native to Asia.
  • Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

    • Related terms

    * hempen * cannabis * marijuana * THC

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    dagga

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) dachab.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (South Africa) Indian hemp, .
  • * 1994 , (Nelson Mandela), (Long Walk to Freedom) , Abacus 2010, p. 217:
    • He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga , and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether.
  • * 1997 , (Thomas Pynchon), :
    • A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga , no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (South African English) Cement.