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Marijuana

//ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. uncountable, usually

    "After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies."

  2. 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. 3
    The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”).

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