mar|i|jua|na

mar|i|jua|na
mar|i|jua|na or mar|i|hua|na «MAR uh WAH nuh», noun.
1. the hemp plant; Indian hemp; cannabis.
2. a drug made from its dried leaves and flowers, smoked in cigarettes to produce a narcotic-like effect; hashish.
[American English < Mexican Spanish mariguana, marihuana]

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