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marijuana

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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.

[Spanish marihuana.]

marijuana, marihuana [ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə]
n
1. (Law / Recreational Drugs) the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used for its euphoric effects, esp in the form of cigarettes See also cannabis
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for hemp (the plant)
[from Mexican Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marijuanamarijuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
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.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
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

marijuana
noun cannabis, pot (slang), weed (slang), dope (slang), black (slang), blow (slang), smoke (informal), stuff (slang), leaf (slang), tea (U.S. slang), grass (slang), chronic (U.S. slang), hemp, hash (slang), gage (U.S. dated slang), hashish, mary jane (U.S. slang), ganja, bhang, kif, wacky baccy (slang), sinsemilla, dagga (S. African), charas The minister said he had smoked marijuana once.
Quotations
"I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and I didn't inhale" [Bill Clinton]
Translations
marijuana marihuana [ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə] Nmarihuana f, mariguana f

marijuana [ˌmærɪˈwɑːnə] nmarijuana f

marijuana marihuana [ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə] nmarijuana
marijuana marihuana [ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə] nmarijuana

marijuana
n marijuana, marihuana [mӕriˈwaːnə]
a type of drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried flowers and leaves of the hemp plant. dagga ماريحوانا марихуана marihuana marihuana das Marihuana μαριχουάνα marihuana marihuaana ماریجوانا marihuana marijuana מַרִיחוּאָנָה हशीश marihuana marihuána ganja maríúana, gras marijuana マリファナ 마리화나, 대마초 marihuana marihuana ganja marihuana marihuana, hasj marihuana maconha marijuana марихуана marihuana marihuana marihuana marijuana กัญชา esrar, marihuana 大麻 марихуана بھنگ cần sa

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