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can⋅na⋅bis

[kan-uh-bis]
–noun
1. the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.
2. the flowering tops of the plant.
3. any of the various parts of the plant from which hashish, marijuana, bhang, and similar mildly euphorogenic and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.

Origin:
1790–1800; < NL, L: hemp < Gk kánnabis; c. hemp


can⋅na⋅bic, adjective
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can·na·bis   (kān'ə-bĭs)   
n.  
  1. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.

  2. Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as ganja, hashish, or marijuana, prepared from various parts of this plant.


[Latin, from Greek kannabis.]
can'na·bic (-bĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: can·na·bis
Pronunciation: 'kan-&-b&s
Function: noun
1 a capitalized : a genus of annual herbs (familyMoraceae) that have leaves with three to seven elongate leaflets and pistillate flowers in spikes along the leafy erect stems and that include the hemp (C. sativa) b : HEMP 1
2 : any of the preparations (as marijuana or hashish) or chemicals (as THC) that are derived from the hempand are psychoactive
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cannabis can·na·bis (kān'ə-bĭs)
n.
Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as hashish or marijuana, prepared from various parts of the hemp plant.

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