Meanings
plural marihuanas
- uncountableusuallyDated spelling of marijuana.
The fumes of alcohol mingle with the sweet acrid smoke of marihuana cigarettes.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 941 more example
In Canada, marihuana cigarettes rarely contain any tobacco, and may vary in size from a few hundred milligrams up to a several gram "bomber."
2011, Vera Rubin, Cannabis and Culture, page 510
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction
nounthe most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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marihuana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marihuana
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