CANNABIS SATIVA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cannabis sativa mean? 

• CANNABIS SATIVA (noun)
  The noun CANNABIS SATIVA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CANNABIS SATIVA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANNABIS SATIVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cannabis sativa; ganja; marihuana; marijuana

Hypernyms ("Cannabis sativa" 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 "Cannabis sativa"):

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

 Context examples 

The dried leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis sativa plant, or an extract from the plant.

(Marijuana, NCI Dictionary)

Any part of, or extract from, the female hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

(Marijuana, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive substance found in Cannabis sativa.

(Dronabinol, NCI Thesaurus)

The dried leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant.

(Cannabis, NCI Dictionary)