can·na·bis (k n  -b s)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 (-bk) adj. |
cannabis [ˈkænəbɪs]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for hemp (the plant), esp Indian hemp (Cannabis indica)
2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) the drug obtained from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed for its psychoactive properties. It produces euphoria and relaxation; repeated use may lead to psychological dependence See also cannabin, hashish, marijuana, bhang
[from Latin, from Greek kannabis; see hemp]
cannabic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  cannabis - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugscannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - 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 genus Cannabis - hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared Cannabis indica, Indian hemp - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber |
| 2. | cannabis - 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 Acapulco gold, Mexican green - a particularly potent variety of marijuana controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking dope, gage, green goddess, sens, sess, Mary Jane, locoweed, skunk, weed, grass, smoke, pot - street names for marijuana soft drug - a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
cannabis
noun marijuana, pot (slang), dope (slang), hash (slang), black (slang), blow (slang), smoke (informal), stuff (slang), leaf (slang), tea (U.S. slang), grass (slang), chronic (U.S. slang), weed (slang), hemp, gage (U.S. dated slang), hashish, mary jane (U.S. slang), ganja, bhang, kif, wacky baccy (slang), sinsemilla, dagga (S. African), charas Long-term heavy smoking of cannabis may lead to lung disorders.
Translations
cannabis [ˈkænəbɪs]
cannabis
n → Cannabis m
n cannabis [ˈkӕnəbis]
a drug made from Indian hemp, whose use is illegal in many countries He is hooked on (= addicted to) cannabis. dagga قنّب، حَشيش канабис konopí, hašiš hash; marihuana; cannabis der Hanf, das Haschisch κάνναβη hachís kannabis حشیش kannabis cannabis חֲשִיש भांग, भांग का पौधा kanabis hasis ganja kannabis, hampur canapa indiana, hascisc, marijuana 麻薬の一種 대마초 kanapės kanabis marihuana kannabis, marihuana marihuana liamba cânepă indiană; canabis гашиш hašiš konoplja konoplja cannabis กัญชา haşiş 印度大麻製成的毒品，印度大麻 конопля ایک غیر قانونی نشہ آور دوا cây gai dầu 印度大麻制成的毒品，大麻
cannabis → حشيش marihuana cannabis Cannabis κάναβη hachís, mariguana kannabis cannabis kanabis cannabis 大麻 칸나비스 cannabis cannabis konopie indyjskie cannabis, maconha конопля cannabis กัญชา esrar cây thuốc phiện 大麻
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