ˈkanəbə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hemp, from Greek kannabis — more at hemp
1. capitalized : a genus of tall rough annual herbs (family Moraceae) having erect stems, leaves with three to seven elongate leaflets, and pistillate flowers in spikes along the leafy stems — see hemp
2. -es : the dried flowering spikes of the pistillate plants of the hemp — compare ganja , hashish , marijuana