hash·ish (hāsh'ēsh', -ĭsh, hā-shēsh', hä-) n. A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.
[Arabic ḥašīš, hemp, dried grass, from ḥašša, to mow; see ḥśś in Semitic roots.]
Main Entry: hash·ish Pronunciation: 'hash-"Esh, ha-'shEsh Function: noun : the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant ofthe genus Cannabis (C. sativa) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect called also charas; —compare BHANG 2,MARIJUANA
hashish hash·ish (hāsh'ēsh', -ĭsh, hā-shēsh', hä-) n. A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.