Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of CANNABIS

Pronunciation:  'kanubis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a soft drug consisting of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
  2. [n]  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
 
 Sponsored Links: 
 
 Synonyms: dope, gage, ganja, grass, hemp, marihuana, marijuana, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed
 
 See Also: Acapulco gold, bush, cannabis, cannabis, Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, dope, gage, ganja, genus Cannabis, grass, hemp, Indian hemp, joint, marihuana, marijuana, marijuana cigarette, Mary Jane, Mary-Jane, Mexican green, pot, reefer, sens, sess, shrub, skunk, smoke, soft drug, spliff, stick, weed

 

 

Products Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Cannabis
Discusses the uses of marijuana in both the past and present, issues surrounding medicinal marijuana, the use of marijuana for spiritual enhancement and creative inspiration, and the effects of legislation banning marijuana use.

more details ...

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Can"na*bis\, n. [L., hemp. See {Canvas}.] (Bot.)
A genus of a single species belonging to the order
{Uricace[ae]}; hemp.
{Cannabis Indica}, the Indian hemp, a powerful narcotic, now
   considered a variety of the common hemp.
 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY