cannabis (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: hemp ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: marijuana , marijuana , marihuana , marihuana , ganja , ganja ]

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