YYZ Skinhead
RIP Neil Peart 9/12/1952 -- 1/7/2020
I have been compiling this glossary of MP terminology since I asked what "wax" was. These are words/names/initials/acronyms commonly used on MP that may be unfamilar to newbies (at least, I was unfamiliar with most of them). Props to Newbietoo for posting the concept. This is an ongoing interactive compiliation that I shall update as needed, so post terms and definitions that I have overlooked, and correct me where I err.
Acid (acidic): refers to the overall state of the growing medium, as the rockwool or soil, where the PH balance is lower then 7.0.
Aero, Aeroponic: an enclosed hydroponic unit that mists the roots with a fine spray to provide oxygenation (aeration)
Alkaline: refers to the overall state of the growing medium, such as the rock wool or soil, where the PH. balance is above 7.0.
Aphids: very destructive small white insects that munch on marijuana plants.
Auto, Autoflower: strains that flower within a certain time span regardless of photoperiod, q.v.
Avid: brand of abamectin miticide
Baked: slangs up into describing your state of mind after marijuana consumption
Ballast: the device which regulates electrical flow of electrical lamps
Beans: seeds
BHO: butane hash oil/butane honey oil
Bondage:
Borg, the: spider mites
Bubble Bags, Bubblebags:
Bubblehash: an excellent THC concentrate made several different ways, looking like little bubbles of goodness in hash form, produced through the use of Bubblebags.
Buzzkill: when people are stoned and laughing and chatting and having a good time then somebody says something that makes everyone go silent.
Cal/mag:
Cannabinoids: cyclic hydrocarbon molecules, such as THC, CBD and CBG, that are unique to Cannabis; each cannabinoid molecule derives from a terpenoid molecule and a phonetic acid molecule.
Carbon dioxide: a gas which plants obtain from the air - is the basic and major food of all plant life. In greenhouses or indoor operations, augmenting the natural level of CO2 in the air results in very lush and accelerated growth. It needs to be monitored for optimum levels, but is well worth the investment.
CBD: cannabidiol, the primary cannabinoid that produces the "body stone"
CBDA: CBD acid, the natural precursor to CBD which is changed into CBD by drying and/or heating
CFM: Cubic Feet per Minute
Clone, cloning: asexual reproduction by slicing a stem cutting (with leaves) off a plant and inducing the cutting to grow roots
Clonex: brand of rooting solution
CO2: Carbon Dioxide
Cotyledons: the round-ended first pair of "leaves" on a freshly germinated sprout
Cure, curing: processing buds after drying to improve taste and smokeability
Crystals: Trichomes, q.v.
Dab, dabbing: smoking Wax, q.v.
DE: diatomaceous earth, fine shards of natural glass = bug killer
Decarboxylation: a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide: see here and here
Digital ballast:
Drip: an automated hydroponic unit that A) waters by gravity from above; B) waters by a pump recirculating water through containers in an enclosed reservoir
DWC: deep water culture?
Ferts: fertilizers
Etiolation: a nerdy synonym for stretching, q.v.
F1: a first resulting generation offspring from a cross of two different parent plant strains.
F2: a generation resulting from a cross of two of the same F1 hybrid.
FF: Fox Farm brand
FFOF: Fox Farm Ocean Forest brand soil
FIMming: partial Pinching, q.v.
Flip: to switch an artificial light from vegetative time length to budding time length (I think)
Floramite: brand of bifenazate miticide
Flush, Flushing: watering with no fertilizers during the last one-two weeks to wash out the residual salts
Forbid: brand of spiromesifen miticide
Gravitropism: Gravitropism (also known as geotropism) is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity.
GH: General Hydroponics brand
Girdle, girdling: ?
GMO: genetically modified organism
Grodan: the most popular brand of rockwool, q.v.
Hash, hashish: compacted trichomes, q.v.
Herm, hermie, hermaphrodite: a single plant that has both genders (<----DO NOT WANT)
HID: high-intensity discharge lamp e.g. MH (q.v.), HPS (q.v.)
Horizontalising: bending/twisting the main stem so that the side branches grow vertically
Hortilux: a brand of bulbs that have a more natural spectrum than most HPS bulbs
HPS: High Pressure Sodium
HST: high stress training
Humidity dome: a plastic dome with air holes that covers a clone/clones to maintain moisture
Hybrid: A) a cross between two species of Cannabis; B) a cross between two strains
Hydrocorn: generic name of round kilned clay pellets used in hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing: growing in an inorganic substrate, fertilizing with a water-nutrient solution
Hydroton: brand of Hydrocorn, q.v.
Indica: the species of Cannabis that grows (naturally) into a stocky bush shape, buds usually take 7-10 weeks to ripen; induces more of a "body stone"
ISO: isopropyl alcohol extraction
Kief: dry trichomes (q.v.) before being compacted into hash
LED: Light-emitting diode
Lollypoping:
LST: low stress training
Lumens: Amount of Visible light from a source, be it the Sun or a Bulb.
Magnetic ballast:
MH: Metal Halide
MHconv: metal halide conversion lamp
Medical Marijuana, MMJ: - The legal marijuana obtained at dispensaries around the world. Marijuana is becoming legalized for economic reasons.
Midnight toker: person who smokes marijuana
before bed.
MV: Mercury Vapor
Nanners: plant testicles that produce pollen (not cool on a female plant)
Node: the juncture where the branches grow from the main stem
NPK: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (in that order)
Nutes: Nutrients
Olivia's: brand of rooting solution
Organic growing: using all-natural fertilizers/soil substrates
Perlite: a volcanic glass, puffed/expanded for higher liquid retention
pH: the relative alkalinity/acidiity of a chemical compound
Photoperiod: the length of time that a light source shines
Phototropism: the growth of organisms in response to light. It is most often observed in plants, but can also occur in other organisms such as fungi.
Pinching: hand-pinching off the newest growth on the top of a plant to induce bushier side branch growth
Popcorn buds: small branch buds that won't grow bigger, used for testing potency of a plant and for making hash
PPM: Parts Per Million
Propagation: usually (in this context) a synonym for cloning
Pucks: peat pellets used to germinate seeds
PVC: polyvinyl chloride plastic, used in hydroponics and for building a greenhouse frame
Reveg, revegging: partial harvesting with some of the branches and buds left intact, then reverting to a vegetative light/fertilising cycle to induce new vegetative growth
RO: reverse osmosis-purified water
Rockwool: extruded fibers of molten basalt used for germinating, cloning and hydroponic growing; usually alkaline and must be pH adjusted
Root: to induce root growth on a cut/clone
Root bound: when the roots can no longer spread outward because of a too-small container
Rooting compound: a chemical solution that promotes root growth on a freshly cut clone
Sativa: the species of Cannabis that grows (naturally) into a tall Christmas-tree shape, buds usually take at least 3 months to ripen; induces more of a "head high"
ScrOG, Screen of Green:
SOG, Sea of Green: growing a large number of plants in a relatively small area
Shatter: a translucent solid butane-extracted concentrate
Shwag, schwag: low-grade, badly "cured" MJ that often has seeds in it and costs a lot more than it is worth
Sinsemilla: unpollinated seedless buds
Smart pots:
Soil-less: a growing medium that contains no soil
Stamen: the plant penis that releases pollen
Stonality: depicts how you act when high.
Stretch: what stems do under insufficent light
Stress:
Supercropping: ?
T5, T5HO: T5 High Output fluorescent lamp ranging from 24-80 watts.
Tent: an enclosed grow area containing plants and a light source, inside a bigger enclosed space
THC: tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary cannabinoid that produces the "head high"
THCA: THC acid, the natural precursor to THC which is changed into THC by drying and/or heating
Top off:
Topping: like pinching (q.v.), but with a blade/scissors resulting in a clean cut
Trichomes, trichs: the glands on the surface of the plant that contain the cannabinoids
Trim: the remnant foliage (with trichomes) from manicuring buds; useful for hashmaking
Veg, vegging: vegetative growth
Wax: a waxy butane-extracted concentrate
Acid (acidic): refers to the overall state of the growing medium, as the rockwool or soil, where the PH balance is lower then 7.0.
Aero, Aeroponic: an enclosed hydroponic unit that mists the roots with a fine spray to provide oxygenation (aeration)
Alkaline: refers to the overall state of the growing medium, such as the rock wool or soil, where the PH. balance is above 7.0.
Aphids: very destructive small white insects that munch on marijuana plants.
Auto, Autoflower: strains that flower within a certain time span regardless of photoperiod, q.v.
Avid: brand of abamectin miticide
Baked: slangs up into describing your state of mind after marijuana consumption
Ballast: the device which regulates electrical flow of electrical lamps
Beans: seeds
BHO: butane hash oil/butane honey oil
Bondage:
Borg, the: spider mites
Bubble Bags, Bubblebags:
Bubblehash: an excellent THC concentrate made several different ways, looking like little bubbles of goodness in hash form, produced through the use of Bubblebags.
Buzzkill: when people are stoned and laughing and chatting and having a good time then somebody says something that makes everyone go silent.
Cal/mag:
Cannabinoids: cyclic hydrocarbon molecules, such as THC, CBD and CBG, that are unique to Cannabis; each cannabinoid molecule derives from a terpenoid molecule and a phonetic acid molecule.
Carbon dioxide: a gas which plants obtain from the air - is the basic and major food of all plant life. In greenhouses or indoor operations, augmenting the natural level of CO2 in the air results in very lush and accelerated growth. It needs to be monitored for optimum levels, but is well worth the investment.
CBD: cannabidiol, the primary cannabinoid that produces the "body stone"
CBDA: CBD acid, the natural precursor to CBD which is changed into CBD by drying and/or heating
CFM: Cubic Feet per Minute
Clone, cloning: asexual reproduction by slicing a stem cutting (with leaves) off a plant and inducing the cutting to grow roots
Clonex: brand of rooting solution
CO2: Carbon Dioxide
Cotyledons: the round-ended first pair of "leaves" on a freshly germinated sprout
Cure, curing: processing buds after drying to improve taste and smokeability
Crystals: Trichomes, q.v.
Dab, dabbing: smoking Wax, q.v.
DE: diatomaceous earth, fine shards of natural glass = bug killer
Decarboxylation: a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide: see here and here
Digital ballast:
Drip: an automated hydroponic unit that A) waters by gravity from above; B) waters by a pump recirculating water through containers in an enclosed reservoir
DWC: deep water culture?
Ferts: fertilizers
Etiolation: a nerdy synonym for stretching, q.v.
F1: a first resulting generation offspring from a cross of two different parent plant strains.
F2: a generation resulting from a cross of two of the same F1 hybrid.
FF: Fox Farm brand
FFOF: Fox Farm Ocean Forest brand soil
FIMming: partial Pinching, q.v.
Flip: to switch an artificial light from vegetative time length to budding time length (I think)
Floramite: brand of bifenazate miticide
Flush, Flushing: watering with no fertilizers during the last one-two weeks to wash out the residual salts
Forbid: brand of spiromesifen miticide
Gravitropism: Gravitropism (also known as geotropism) is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity.
GH: General Hydroponics brand
Girdle, girdling: ?
GMO: genetically modified organism
Grodan: the most popular brand of rockwool, q.v.
Hash, hashish: compacted trichomes, q.v.
Herm, hermie, hermaphrodite: a single plant that has both genders (<----DO NOT WANT)
HID: high-intensity discharge lamp e.g. MH (q.v.), HPS (q.v.)
Horizontalising: bending/twisting the main stem so that the side branches grow vertically
Hortilux: a brand of bulbs that have a more natural spectrum than most HPS bulbs
HPS: High Pressure Sodium
HST: high stress training
Humidity dome: a plastic dome with air holes that covers a clone/clones to maintain moisture
Hybrid: A) a cross between two species of Cannabis; B) a cross between two strains
Hydrocorn: generic name of round kilned clay pellets used in hydroponic growing
Hydroponic growing: growing in an inorganic substrate, fertilizing with a water-nutrient solution
Hydroton: brand of Hydrocorn, q.v.
Indica: the species of Cannabis that grows (naturally) into a stocky bush shape, buds usually take 7-10 weeks to ripen; induces more of a "body stone"
ISO: isopropyl alcohol extraction
Kief: dry trichomes (q.v.) before being compacted into hash
LED: Light-emitting diode
Lollypoping:
LST: low stress training
Lumens: Amount of Visible light from a source, be it the Sun or a Bulb.
Magnetic ballast:
MH: Metal Halide
MHconv: metal halide conversion lamp
Medical Marijuana, MMJ: - The legal marijuana obtained at dispensaries around the world. Marijuana is becoming legalized for economic reasons.
Midnight toker: person who smokes marijuana
before bed.
MV: Mercury Vapor
Nanners: plant testicles that produce pollen (not cool on a female plant)
Node: the juncture where the branches grow from the main stem
NPK: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (in that order)
Nutes: Nutrients
Olivia's: brand of rooting solution
Organic growing: using all-natural fertilizers/soil substrates
Perlite: a volcanic glass, puffed/expanded for higher liquid retention
pH: the relative alkalinity/acidiity of a chemical compound
Photoperiod: the length of time that a light source shines
Phototropism: the growth of organisms in response to light. It is most often observed in plants, but can also occur in other organisms such as fungi.
Pinching: hand-pinching off the newest growth on the top of a plant to induce bushier side branch growth
Popcorn buds: small branch buds that won't grow bigger, used for testing potency of a plant and for making hash
PPM: Parts Per Million
Propagation: usually (in this context) a synonym for cloning
Pucks: peat pellets used to germinate seeds
PVC: polyvinyl chloride plastic, used in hydroponics and for building a greenhouse frame
Reveg, revegging: partial harvesting with some of the branches and buds left intact, then reverting to a vegetative light/fertilising cycle to induce new vegetative growth
RO: reverse osmosis-purified water
Rockwool: extruded fibers of molten basalt used for germinating, cloning and hydroponic growing; usually alkaline and must be pH adjusted
Root: to induce root growth on a cut/clone
Root bound: when the roots can no longer spread outward because of a too-small container
Rooting compound: a chemical solution that promotes root growth on a freshly cut clone
Sativa: the species of Cannabis that grows (naturally) into a tall Christmas-tree shape, buds usually take at least 3 months to ripen; induces more of a "head high"
ScrOG, Screen of Green:
SOG, Sea of Green: growing a large number of plants in a relatively small area
Shatter: a translucent solid butane-extracted concentrate
Shwag, schwag: low-grade, badly "cured" MJ that often has seeds in it and costs a lot more than it is worth
Sinsemilla: unpollinated seedless buds
Smart pots:
Soil-less: a growing medium that contains no soil
Stamen: the plant penis that releases pollen
Stonality: depicts how you act when high.
Stretch: what stems do under insufficent light
Stress:
Supercropping: ?
T5, T5HO: T5 High Output fluorescent lamp ranging from 24-80 watts.
Tent: an enclosed grow area containing plants and a light source, inside a bigger enclosed space
THC: tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary cannabinoid that produces the "head high"
THCA: THC acid, the natural precursor to THC which is changed into THC by drying and/or heating
Top off:
Topping: like pinching (q.v.), but with a blade/scissors resulting in a clean cut
Trichomes, trichs: the glands on the surface of the plant that contain the cannabinoids
Trim: the remnant foliage (with trichomes) from manicuring buds; useful for hashmaking
Veg, vegging: vegetative growth
Wax: a waxy butane-extracted concentrate