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CANNABIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cannabis" is a kind of...):
controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)
soft drug (a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cannabis"):
Acapulco gold; Mexican green (a particularly potent variety of marijuana)
dope; gage; grass; green goddess; locoweed; Mary Jane; pot; sens; sess; skunk; smoke; weed (street names for marijuana)
Holonyms ("cannabis" is a part 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)
Holonyms ("cannabis" is a substance of...):
joint; marijuana cigarette; reefer; spliff; stick (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
cannabis; hemp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cannabis" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Meronyms (parts of "cannabis"):
cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana (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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cannabis"):
Cannabis sativa; ganja; marihuana; marijuana (a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction)
Cannabis indica; Indian hemp (source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber)
Holonyms ("cannabis" is a member of...):
genus Cannabis (hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae)
