From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
marijuana \marijuana\ n.
1. A strong-smelling Asian plant ({Cannabis sativa}), also
called {hemp}, from which a number of euphorogenic and
halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is
predominently due to {tetrahydrocannabinol} ({THC}). [Also
spelled {marihuana}.]
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, {Cannabis
sativa}.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,
which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The
flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active
ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,
gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marijuana
n 1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of
euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn:
{marijuana}, {marihuana}, {ganja}, {Cannabis sativa}]
2: 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 [syn: {cannabis}, {marijuana},
{marihuana}, {ganja}]
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