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sin⋅se⋅mil⋅la

[sin-suh-mil-uh]
–noun
marijuana from seedless female hemp plants that contain very high levels of THC.

Origin:
1975–80; < AmerSp, equiv. to Sp sin without (< L sine) + semilla seed, appar. continuation of OSp dial. semilia, by dissimilation from LL sēminia, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of sēminium, deriv. of L sēmen seed, semen
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sin·se·mil·la   (sĭn'sə-mē'yə, -mĭl'ə)   
n.  A highly potent form of marijuana obtained from unpollinated female plants.

[Spanish : sin, without (from Latin sine) + semilla, seed (from Old Spanish dialectal semilia, alteration of Late Latin sēminia, neuter pl. of sēminium, from sēmen; see semen).]
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sinsemilla 
potent strain of marijuana, 1975, from Mex.Sp., lit. "without seed."
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Main Entry: sin·se·mil·la
Pronunciation: "sin-s&-'mE-y&, -'mEl-, -'mil-; -'mEl-&, -'mil-
Function: noun
: highly potentmarijuana from female plants that are specially tended and kept seedless by preventing pollination in order to induce a high resin content; also : a female hemp plant grown to producesinsemilla
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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