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bhang(dictionary)

psephism (iou) and bhang (medicine)


psephism (iou)



psephism noun. M17.
[Greek psephisma, from psephizein to vote (orig. with pebbles), from psephos pebble: see -ISM.]
Greek History. A decree enacted by a vote of a public assembly, esp. of the Athenians.

bhang (medicine)


bhang
<pharmacology> An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See Hasheesh.

Origin: Per. Bang; cf. Skr. Bhanga hemp.

Source: Websters Dictionary