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can·na·bis

(kăn′ə-bĭs)

1. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis sativa), native to Central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.

2. Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as ganja, hashish, or marijuana, prepared from various parts of this plant.

[Latin, from Greek kannabis.]

can′na·bic (-bĭk) adj.

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cannabis

(ˈkænəbɪs)

1. (Plants) the hemp plant, esp Indian hemp (Cannabis indica). See hemp

2. (Recreational Drugs) 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 dependence. See also cannabin, hashish, marijuana, bhang

[C18: from Latin, from Greek kannabis; see hemp]

ˈcannabic adj

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can•na•bis

(ˈkæn ə bɪs)

n.

1. the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.

2. the flowering tops of the plant.

3. any of the parts of the plant from which hashish, marijuana, bhang, and similar drugs are prepared.

[1790–1800; < New Latin, Latin: hemp < Greek kánnabis]

can′na•bic, adj.

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Noun	1.	cannabis - 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 cannabis, ganja, marihuana, 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 genus Cannabis - hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared Cannabis indica, Indian hemp - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	cannabis - 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 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

cannabis

noun marijuana, pot (slang), dope (slang), hash (slang), black (slang), blow (slang), smoke (informal), stuff (slang), leaf (slang), tea (U.S. slang), grass (slang), chronic (U.S. slang), weed (slang), hemp, gage (U.S. dated slang), hashish, mary jane (U.S. slang), ganja, bhang, kif, wacky baccy (slang), sinsemilla, dagga (S. African), charas Long-term heavy smoking of cannabis may lead to lung disorders.

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Translations

قِنَّبٌ هِنْدِيّقنّب، حَشيش

канабис

konopímarihuanahašiš

cannabishamphashmarihuana

Cannabis Hanf Haschisch

κάναβη

kanabo

hachís mariguana

kanep

kannabis

cannabis

kanabis

kannabis, hampur

canapa cannabis hashish

大麻

칸나비스

kanapė

cannabis hennep

cannabis hamp kannabis marihuana

konopie indyjskie

cannabis maconha

гашиш конопля

cannabis

กัญชา

esrarhaşiş

ma túy làm từ cây gai dầu

大麻印度大麻制成的毒品

cannabis

[ˈkænəbɪs]

A. N (Bot) → cáñamo m (índico); (= drug) → cannabis m

B. CPD cannabis resin N → resina f de hachís

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cannabis

[ˈkænəbɪs] n

(= drug) → cannabis m

(= cannabis plant) → chanvre m indien

cannabis

n → Cannabis m

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cannabis

[ˈkænəbɪs] n → canapa indiana

cannabis

(ˈkӕnəbis) noun

a drug made from Indian hemp, whose use is illegal in many countries. He is hooked on (= addicted to) cannabis.

cannabis

→ قِنَّبٌ هِنْدِيّ marihuana cannabis Cannabis κάναβη hachís, mariguana kannabis cannabis kanabis cannabis 大麻 칸나비스 cannabis cannabis konopie indyjskie cannabis, maconha гашиш cannabis กัญชา esrar ma túy làm từ cây gai dầu 大麻

cannabis

n cannabis m

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