Associations to the word «Cannabis»

Pictures for the word «Cannabis»

Wiktionary

CANNABIS, noun. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
CANNABIS, noun. A mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
CANNABIS, noun. The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.
CANNABIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cannabaceae   — hemp.
CANNABIS INDICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae   — Indian hemp.
CANNABIS RUDERALIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae   — hardier than Cannabis sativa.
CANNABIS SATIVA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae   — the marijuana plant.

Dictionary definition

CANNABIS, noun. 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.
CANNABIS, noun. 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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