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Cannabis

/ˈkænəbɪs/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Cannabis"

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.
2
A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
3
The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cannabis"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gagenoun	To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage.
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
weednoun	(uncountable, informal, originally slang) Cannabis.
grassnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
sessnoun	(slang) Marijuana, weed.
dopenoun	(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
mary janenoun	(slang) Marijuana.
hempnoun	A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
ganjanoun	(especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
marijuananoun	The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
marihuananoun	Alternative spelling of marijuana. [The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.]
sensnoun	marijuana
skunknoun	Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
smokenoun	(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cannabis"

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Word	Definition
marijuananoun	The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
ganjanoun	(especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
hempnoun	A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
marihuananoun	Alternative spelling of marijuana. [The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.]
weednoun	(uncountable, informal, originally slang) Cannabis.
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
smokenoun	(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
grassnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
dopenoun	(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
skunknoun	Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
sessnoun	(slang) Marijuana, weed.
gagenoun	Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
sensnoun	marijuana
mary janenoun	(slang) Marijuana.
sativanoun	Cannabis sativa, a widely consumed form of cannabis.
hashishnoun	(slang) Marijuana generally.
hashnoun	(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
indicanoun	Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.
poppynoun	Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
indian hempnoun	The plant Cannabis indica.