ganja Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
    Cannabis sativa; marihuana; marijuana.
  2. noun the 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
    cannabis; marihuana; marijuana.

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Gan"ja noun
Etymology
Hind. ganjha.
Definitions
  1. The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating. marijuana, hashish

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