Bāngue or Bāng, n.

n. [Fr. bangue, banque, Sp. bangue, bange, from Skr. bhangga, hemp, bhang-gā, flax-plant.] An astringent and narcotic drug made from the larger leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), which are chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. Haschish is the resinous exudation of this plant. Dunglison. Johnston.