1. marijuana(n = noun.plant) cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared;
is a kind of cannabis, hemp
has parts: acapulco gold, mexican green
2. marijuana(n = noun.artifact) cannabis, ganja, marihuana - 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;
is a kind of controlled substance, soft drug
is a part of cannabis, hemp
has particulars: acapulco gold, mexican green, dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, mary jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed
1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (
2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol. [WordNet 1.5]
marijuana, n. (also marihuana)
1 the dried leaves, flowering tops, and stems of the hemp, used as a hallucinogenic drug usu. smoked in cigarettes.
2 the plant yielding these (cf. HEMP).
Etymology:
Amer. Sp.
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