marihuana

marihuana
    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}]
    

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]