Etymology

cannabis

can·na·bis
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Today it means: A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcannabis
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromcannabis
  3. English todaycannabis

Learned borrowing from Latin cannabis (“hemp”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more. Further reading at Etymology of cannabis on Wikipedia. Doublet of canvas and hemp.

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