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cannabis

can·na·bis

US/ˈkæ.nə.bɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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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

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin cannabis (“hemp”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more. Further reading at Etymology of cannabis on Wikipedia. Doublet of canvas and hemp.

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  • derived psychoactive cannabis product
  • medical cannabis

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