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Cannabis
//ˈkænəbɪs// noun
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Noun
- 1 A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers. countable, uncountable
- 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 wordnet
- 3 A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant. countable, uncountable
"Cannabis use disorder is usually defined as a problematic use of the drug: developing tolerance to weed; using cannabis in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended; being unable to reduce use; spending a lot of time obtaining, using or recovering from the effects of cannabis; giving up important activities and obligations in favor of cannabis; and continued use of the drug despite negative consequences."
- 4 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 wordnet
- 5 The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cannabis (“hemp”), from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more. Doublet of canvas and hemp.
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