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cannabis definition

can·na·bis (kan′ə bis)

noun

  1. hemp
  2. marijuana or any other substance derived from the flowering tops of the hemp

Etymology: ModL < L, hemp < Gr kannabis: see hemp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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