marijuana
ma·ri·juana (also ma·ri·huana)BrE [ˌmærəˈwɑːnə] NAmE [ˌmærəˈwɑːnə] (also informal pot) noun uncountable
a drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried leaves and flowers of the ↑hemp plant, which gives the person smoking it a feeling of being relaxed
Syn: ↑cannabis
See also: ↑pot
Word Origin:
[marijuana] late 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish.
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