cannabis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
2. (countable, uncountable) A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
3. (countable, uncountable) The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.

Synonyms

hemp

marijuana

ganja

marihuana

hashish

bhang

grass

hash

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hasheesh

flax

herb

🌿

kef

dope

bud

pot

reefer

weed

Indian hemp

keef

Mary Jane

kif

hemp plant

wacky baccy

a marijuana

Translations

cannabis

Cannabis

hennep

canapa

cannabis

cáñamo

Hanf

chanvre

καννάβεις

maconha

marijuana

كيف

marihuana

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkænəbɪs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cannabis (“hemp”), from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more. Doublet of canvas and hemp.