[gahn-juh, gan-] 
| marijuana, esp. in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking. |
jā hemp, the cut tops and leaves of nonfertilized female hemp plants; cf. Skt gañjā hemp
| gan·ja (gän'jə) n. Marijuana, especially a highly resinous form of marijuana prepared from the flowering tops and leaves of selected plants and usually ingested by smoking. [Hindi gāṁjhā, hemp resin, from Sanskrit gāñjyā-, of hemp, from gañjaḥ, hemp, perhaps alteration of gṛñjaḥ, a type of plant.] |