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Etymology
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From L. term|cannabis|langla < Gr. term|scGrek|κανναβι�|trkannabis|langel < Hebr. term|קַנַּ�ּ�ֹס|trqannabbôs|langhe < Hebr. term|קְנֵ� �ֹּשֶ��|trq�n�h bo�em|langhe, possibly from Sum. word term|kanubi|lang=sux.

Noun
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1. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
2. Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as ganja, hashish, or marijuana, prepared from various parts of this plant.

Scientific names
Cannabis sativa
Cannabis indica
Cannabis ruderalis

Translations
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Bulgarian: канаби�
Chinese: 大麻 (dàmá)
Czech: konopí n
Danish: hamp
Dutch: hennep
Esperanto: kanabo
Estonian: kanep
Finnish: hamppu (1), kannabis#Finnish|kannabis (2)
German: Cannabis m, Hanf m
Greek: καννάβει� (kannávis) p
Italian: canapa f
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Japanese: 大麻, ���大麻 (indotaima)
Korean: �리�� (marihwana)
Malay: kanabis
Norwegian: hamp
Polish: konopie siewne
Romanian: cânep�
Russian: конопл� (konopljá) f
Spanish: #Spanish|cannabis m, cáñamos m|p
Swedish: #Spanish|cannabis c
Tatar: kinder#Tatar|kinder
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Related terms
dope
grass
hemp
marijuana
THC
weed

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/ka.na.bis/, SAMPA|/ka.na.bis/

Noun
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1. #English|cannabis

Category:fr:Recreational drugs

Spanish

Noun
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1. #English|cannabis

See also
hierba
marihuana
mota

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