CANNABIS

cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja

(noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

cannabis, hemp

(noun) any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cannabis (countable and uncountable, plural cannabises)

A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.

Synonyms: hemp, marijuana

Hyponyms: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalis

A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.

Synonyms: bhang, dope, ganja, grass, marijuana, string, THC, weed

The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"na*bis, n. Etym: [L., hemp. See Canvas.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp. Cannabis Indica (, the Indian hemp, a powerful narcotic, now considered a variety of the common hemp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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