marihuana

mar·i·jua·na also mar·i·hua·na  (mr-wän)

n.

1. The cannabis plant.

2. A preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria.

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[Spanish marihuana.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marihuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared Cannabis sativa, ganja, marijuana Acapulco gold, Mexican green - a particularly potent variety of marijuana cannabis, hemp - 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
	2.	marihuana - 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 cannabis, ganja, marijuana 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, hemp - 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