cannabis
cannabis Lexical Profile
cannabis Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A dried preparation of the flowering tops, leaves, or resin of the cannabis plant, containing psychoactive compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and used for medicinal or recreational purposes.
"The state legislature recently passed a bill regulating the sale and taxation of medical cannabis."
A tall, aromatic annual plant of the family Cannabaceae, native to central Asia and characterised by palmately compound leaves with serrated leaflets, cultivated worldwide for its durable bast fibers, edible seeds, and cannabinoid-rich resin.
"Farmers have cultivated cannabis for thousands of years to produce strong rope, durable textiles, and nutritional seed oil."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from Latin cannabis ('hemp'), which was derived from Ancient Greek kannabis, a word believed to have been borrowed from Scythian or Thracian and related to the Germanic root of 'hemp'.