cannabis

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: can=na=bis

CIDE DICTIONARY

cannabis, prop. n. [L., hemp. See Canvas.].

•  A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp.  [1913 Webster]
•  The Indian hemp plant plant Cannabis sativa syn. Cannabis Indica. See Cannabis Indica, below.  [PJC]

Cannabis Indica (, the Indian hemp, now considered a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), originating in Asia but now grown widely around the world. It can be formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and tough fabric. The dried leaves and female flowers are smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it. The THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal in most states of the United States. Once classified as a narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cannabis, n.
1 any hemp plant of the genus Cannabis, esp. Indian hemp.
2 a preparation of parts of this used as an intoxicant or hallucinogen.

Idiom

cannabis resin a sticky product, esp. from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant.

Etymology

L f. Gk