cannabis | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs | |
Synonyms: | hemp | |
Related terms: | shrub marijuana Indian_hemp genus_Cannabis | |
2. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) 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 | |
Synonyms: | gage dope grass marihuana ganja skunk weed sess sens smoke pot Mary_Jane marijuana | |
Related terms: | soft_drug controlled_substance dope acapulco_gold hemp joint | |
Similar spelling: |
canvas canvass canvasser canvassing canvasback canvas_tent canafistula canafistola canopus |