Marijuana Definition

marəwänə, märəwänə; marəhwänə, märəhwänə
noun
Webster's New World
The cannabis plant.
American Heritage Medicine
Its dried leaves and flowers, smoked, esp. in the form of cigarettes, for euphoric effects.
Webster's New World

Drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, Cannabis (drug).

After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
Wiktionary

Origin of Marijuana

  • From Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguan. First attested from 1894 of uncertain origin; possibly from Nahuatl mallihuan (“prisoner").

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration by influence of the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane") is believed to be folk etymology.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish marihuana

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Marijuana Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to marijuana using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

marijuana