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cannabis
The definition of cannabis is a tall plant with coarse leaves that is used to create hemp and marijuana.
(noun)- The plant that marijuana comes from is an example of cannabis.
- The marijuana plant inside of a joint that is smoked to get high is an example of cannabis.
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See cannabis in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- hemp
- marijuana or any other substance derived from the flowering tops of the hemp
Origin: ModL < L, hemp < Gr kannabis: see hemp
See cannabis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
- Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as ganja, hashish, or marijuana, prepared from various parts of this plant.
Origin:
Origin: Latin
Origin: , from Greek kannabis
.Related Forms:
- canˈna·bic (-bĭk) adjective
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