cape dagga
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Definition
Noun: 1. A South African plant smoked like tobacco: A relatively nontoxic herb native to South Africa, the dried leaves of which are traditionally smoked.
Usage Notes
- This is a specific common name for a plant species (). It is often used in botanical, ethnobotanical, or informal contexts discussing traditional practices.
- The term is typically used as a singular, non-count noun when referring to the substance (e.g., "some cape dagga"), but can be pluralized when referring to multiple plants (e.g., "several cape daggas").
Examples
- Noun:
- Some traditional healers use cape dagga in their rituals.
- The dried leaves of cape dagga are prepared for smoking.
- He cultivated a few cape daggas in his garden for study.
Advanced Usage
- As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe related items.
- A cape dagga pipe was found among the artifacts.
- They studied the cape dagga plant's effects.
Variants and Related Words
- Lion's Tail: The most common alternative common name for the same plant (), referring to the shape of its flowers.
- Wild Dagga: Another common name for the same species, sometimes used interchangeably but which can also refer to a different, related plant ().
Synonyms
- Lion's Ear (Less common)
- Leonotis leonurus (The botanical Latin name)
Notes on Meaning
- The primary meaning is the plant itself, used as a smokable herb. It does not refer to a garment (cape) or have any other common definitions outside this specific botanical context. The "dagga" part of the name is derived from a Khoikhoi term for cannabis, indicating its historical use as a substitute.
Noun
- relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco