Cannabis sativa

Definitions of Cannabis sativa
  1. noun
    a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
    synonyms: ganja, marihuana, marijuana
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    type of:
    cannabis, hemp
    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
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