cannabis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    hemp.
  2. noun 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
    ganja; marihuana; marijuana.

WordNet

Can"na*bis noun
Etymology
L., hemp. See Canvas.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp.

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