cannabis
[ kan-uh-bis ]
/ ˈkæn ə bɪs /
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noun
a plant of the genus Cannabis, most notably hemp, C. sativa: They live where the cannabis grows wild, like an aggressive weed.
any of the various parts of the plant, especially the leaves and flowering tops of C. sativa, from which hashish, marijuana, bhang, and similar mildly euphorigenic and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared: The legality of possessing cannabis varies state by state.
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Origin of cannabis
First recorded in 1790–1800; from New Latin, from Latin: literally, “hemp,” from Greek kánnabis; see origin at hemp
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cannabic, adjectiveWord Origin for cannabis
C18: from Latin, from Greek kannabis; see hemp
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Medical definitions for cannabis
cannabis
[ kăn′ə-bĭs ]
n.
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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