EXT℞ACT Magazine magazine explains those parts (and maybe more) this way:
- FLOWERS—The flower is the reproductive structure of the cannabis plant. Female plants produce large, resin-secreting flowers that are trimmed down to round- or pointed buds. The male plants pollinate the females to initiate seed-production, but the flowers needed for therapeutic and recreational use come from the seedless female plants.
- COLA—The word 'cola' refers to the flower that develops right at the end of any branch. While smaller colas occur along the lower branches, the main cola (sometimes called the apical bud) forms at the very top of the plant.
- SUGAR LEAVES—These are tiny leaves that hold cannabis buds together. They're called sugar leaves because of the high concentration of trichomes that cover the leaf with a sugar-like substance. Because of their high concentration of cannabinoids and terpenes, sugar leaves are typically trimmed off of the plant after harvest and are then used for the production of concentrates.
- TRICHOMES—Tiny, mushroom-like, resin-filled glands that cover the surface of calyxes and contain the vast majority of cannabinoids.
- NODE—Nodes are found on the stalk of the plant and are the launch pad for leaves & stems.
- CALYX—The calyx (also known as 'the bract') covers and protects the female organs. Once pollinated, it serves as an ovary to the seed.
- PISTILS—The pistil is the female organ of the flower. They resemble small hairs which emerge from the calyx and collect pollen, and turn orange and brown as they mature.
- POLLEN SACS—Male cannabis plants produce clusters of small sacs filled with pollen.
- FAN LEAF (marijuana's signature outline)—Fan leaves are the largest leaves on the plant and act as 'solar panels' to capture light.
- STALK—The main stem from which branches, leaves & flowers grow.
The word “Plant” is built on words that mean “to Push into the |Ground with the Sole of your Foot” (to Spread, Vegetables/Vegetation, location of Industrial Manufacturing Machines, slang for "a Spy").
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