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Definition of cannabis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cannabis

noun
 
/ˈkænəbɪs/
 
/ˈkænəbɪs/
[uncountable]
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  1. a tall plant used to produce hemp fibre for making rope or cloth, or as a drug
  2. a drug made from the dried leaves and flowers or resin of the cannabis plant, which is smoked or eaten and which gives the user a feeling of being relaxed. Use of the drug is illegal in many countries.
    • Traces of cannabis were found in the pilot’s blood.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of cannabis
    • trace
    verb + cannabis
    • smoke
    • use
    • grow
    cannabis + noun
    • consumption
    • dependence
    • use
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  3. Word Originfrom Latin, from Greek kannabis.
See cannabis in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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