cannabis
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cannabis
- /ˈkæ.nə.bɪs/ US, UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun cannabises
- 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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A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
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 i
Similar: 420, bhang, bud, dope, draw, ganja, grass, herb, leaf, marijuana, pot, puff
- The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: marijuana, ganja, hemp, marihuana, weed, pot, smoke, grass, dope, skunk, sess, gage, sens, mary jane, sativa, hashish
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noun plant
| Español | cannabis, cánnabis, cáñamo índico, cáñamo indio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대마 daema, 인도 대마 indo daema |
| 日本語 | 大麻 taima, インド大麻 Indo-taima |
| 中文 | 大麻 dàmá |
| हिन्दी | कैनबिस kainbis, भांग bhāṅg |
| Kiswahili | mbangi |
| Português | cânabis, pé-de-maconha, canábis |
| Français | cannabis |
| Deutsch | Cannabis, Hanf |
| Italiano | canapa |
| Ελληνικά | καννάβεις kannáveis |
| Română | cânepă |
| Русский | конопля́ konopljá |
| Tiếng Việt | cần sa |
| العربية | قِنَّب هِنْدِيّ qinnab hindiyy, قِنَّب qinnab |
| עברית | קנאביס kan'avis |
Talk about this word "cannabis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cannabis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cannabis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cannabis "cannabis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cannabis.Cite this
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title = {cannabis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
