banjh

Noun

banj (uncountable)

1. (historical, Islamic countries) Hashish or henbane.
   • Physicians and scientists appear to have been by and large consistent in their use of banj for henbane. 'AH b. Rabban at-Tabari, in the middle of the ninth century, speaks of three kinds of banj, of which the white one was in use, apparently referring to henbane.1971, Franz Rosenthal, زهر العريش في احكام الحشيش: Haschish Versus Medieval Muslim Society, Brill Archive, page 20
2. (countable) Quercus leucotrichophora, a type of oak.
   • Whereas when they pass down slowly deep into the soil, they replenish the springs and river sources which are of such vital importance to agriculture in the dry season But why are the Banj forests disappearing so fast?1992, Krishna Murti Gupta, Mirabehn, Mira Behn, Gandhiji's Daughter Disciple: Birth Centenary Volume