[syn: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
marijuana \marijuana\ n.
1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also
called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and
halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is
predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). [Also
spelled marihuana.]
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, Cannabis
sativa.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,
which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The
flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active
ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,
gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
marijuana
n 1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of
euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn:
marijuana, marihuana, ganja, Cannabis sativa]
2: 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 [syn: cannabis, marijuana,
marihuana, ganja]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "marijuana":
DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant,
ataractic, boo, cannabis, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine,
gage, ganja, grass, hallucinogen, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, joint,
kava, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline,
mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug,
morning glory seeds, peyote, pot, psilocin, psilocybin,
psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical,
psychotomimetic, reefer, roach, stick, tea, tranquilizer, weed