marijuana
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/, /ˌmæɹ-/, /-ˈhwɑ-/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/
Noun

marijuana (uncountable)

  1. The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:marijuana
    After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 13, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC ↗, part 1:
      You could smell tea, weed, I mean marijuana, floating in the air, together with the chili beans and beer.
  2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
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