MARIJUANA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("marijuana" is a kind of...):

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

soft drug (a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marijuana"):

Acapulco gold; Mexican green (a particularly potent variety of marijuana)

dope; gage; grass; green goddess; locoweed; Mary Jane; pot; sens; sess; skunk; smoke; weed (street names for marijuana)

Holonyms ("marijuana" is a part of...):

cannabis; hemp (any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs)

Holonyms ("marijuana" is a substance of...):

joint; marijuana cigarette; reefer; spliff; stick (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction

Synonyms:

Cannabis sativa; ganja; marihuana; marijuana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("marijuana" is a kind of...):

cannabis; hemp (any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs)

Meronyms (parts of "marijuana"):

Acapulco gold; Mexican green (a particularly potent variety of marijuana)

Credits

Context examples:

The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) granted the registration for the first cannabis-based (marijuana) medicine in Brazil.

(Brazil grants registration for first cannabis-based drug, Agência Brasil)

The effects of marijuana exposure during pregnancy and the combined effect of alcohol and marijuana are less known.

(Using both marijuana and alcohol during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of disrupting fetal development, National Institutes of Health)

New preclinical research reported in animal models shows that exposure to compounds found in marijuana called cannabinoids (CBs), which includes cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), during early pregnancy can cause malformations in the developing embryo.