noun
or mar·i·hua·na also mar·a·jua·na ˌmarəˈ(h)wänə also ˌmer-
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish mariguana, marihuana
1. : hemp 1
2. : the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plants that are the source of the drug cannabin and that are sometimes smoked in cigarettes with consequent action of the drug on the higher nerve centers to produce peculiar psychic disturbances — compare bhang , ganja , hashish