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Definition of: marihuana
(mar′ə·wä′nə, Sp. mä′rē·hwä′nä) noun
The hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), whose dried leaves and flower tops yield a narcotic smoked in cigarettes. Also ma′ri·jua′na. [<Am. Sp. marihuana, mariguana,? blend of N. Am. Ind. name and Sp. Maria Juana Mary Jane, a personal name]
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