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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCannabis
/ˈkæn.ə.bɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tall plant with a fibrous stem that is used to produce hemp fiber, oil, and medicinal or recreational substances containing cannabinoids.
"Medical cannabis is increasingly prescribed to help manage chronic pain and neurological conditions." - 2
A psychoactive preparation derived from the hemp plant, commonly consumed for its relaxing or euphoric effects.
"The laws regarding the personal possession and use of cannabis vary significantly around the world."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek kannabis, which was borrowed from an Iranian or Scythian language. The term historically referred to the hemp plant and its psychoactive preparations, entering Modern English via Latin in the mid-16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cannabis" is said worldwide
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cannabis
Transliteration: kanabis
"Le cannabis médical est légal dans plusieurs pays."
Cannabis
Transliteration: kanabis
"Die Verwendung von Cannabis wird in vielen Regionen neu reguliert."
cannabis
Transliteration: kannabis
"La cannabis viene utilizzata anche per scopi terapeutici."
cannabis
Transliteration: kanabis
"El debate sobre la legalización del cannabis sigue abierto."
cânhamo
Transliteration: kanjɐmu
"O uso medicinal do cannabis é regulamentado por lei."
गांजा
Transliteration: ganja
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"आयुर्वेद में कुछ पौधों का उपयोग औषधीय रूप में किया जाता है।"
大麻
Transliteration: dàmá
Script: 中文汉字
"医用大麻在某些国家是合法的。"
대마초
Transliteration: daemacho
Script: 한국어 한글
"의료용 대마초의 사용에 대한 규정이 완화되고 있다."
大麻
Transliteration: taima
Script: 日本語
"医療用大麻の研究が進められている。"
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