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Annual plant Cannabis sativa, family
Cannabaceae. Originally from Asia, it is
cultivated in most temperate countries for
its fibres, produced in the outer layer of
the stem, and used in ropes, twines and,
occasionally, in a type of linen or lace.
Cannabis is obtained from certain varieties
of hemp. The name `hemp' is extended to
similar types of fibre: sisal hemp and
henequen obtained from the leaves of Agave
species native to Yucatan and cultivated in
many tropical countries, and manila hemp
obtained from Musa textilis, a plant native
to the Philippines and the Moluccas.