marijuana

The definition of marijuana is the leaves of a cannabis plant that are used as a drug that can be smoked or consumed in order to create a feeling of being euphoric or "high."

(noun)

An example of marijuana is the leaves of a plant that people roll up into the form of a cigarette in order to smoke and get high.

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See marijuana in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or marihuana

noun

  1. hemp ()
  2. its dried leaves and flowers, smoked, esp. in the form of cigarettes, for euphoric effects

Origin: AmSp marihuana, mariguana < ? native word blended with pers. name María Juana, Mary Jane

See marijuana in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also mar·i·hua·na

noun
  1. The cannabis plant.
  2. A preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish marihuana

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