cannabis
[kan-uh-bis]
- the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.
- the flowering tops of the plant.
- any of the various parts of the plant from which hashish, marijuana, bhang, and similar mildly euphorogenic and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
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Origin of cannabis
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Contemporary Examples
His first experience had him swearing off “edibles”—food cooked with cannabis—for good.
Not just cannabis, but psychedelics and other substances, too.
The research also showed that once the patients stabilized on methadone, there was a decrease in their cannabis use.
Today, the pace of leading-edge research with compounds in the cannabis plant is accelerating.
In 1611, cannabis was planted in Jamestown, Virginia, by order of the king.
Historical Examples
"That is a known, though rarely-obtained, effect of Cannabis indica," observed the doctor.
Lords of the HousetopsVarious
It is nothing more than an overdose of cannabis or opium upon an excited nervous system, is it?
Cann′abin, a resin obtained from the plant Cannabis Indica; Cann′abis, a genus of urticaceous plants, yielding bhang.
All forms of cannabis have negative physical and mental effects.
What Works: Schools Without DrugsUnited States Department of Education
An intoxicating preparation of the hemp-plant (Cannabis sativa or C. indica).
Indian Fairy TalesAnonymous
cannabis
- the hemp plant, esp Indian hemp (Cannabis indica)See hemp
- 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 dependenceSee also cannabin, hashish, marijuana, bhang
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Word Origin
C18: from Latin, from Greek kannabis; see hemp
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Word Origin and History for cannabis
n.
1798, "common hemp," from Cannabis, Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from Greek kannabis "hemp," a Scythian or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian kanap', Albanian kanep, Russian konoplja, Persian kanab, Lithuanian kanapes "hemp," and English canvas and possibly hemp. In reference to use of the plant parts as an intoxicant, from 1848. Related: Cannabic.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
cannabis
(kăn′ə-bĭs)- Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as hashish or marijuana, prepared from various parts of the hemp plant.
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