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marijuana
marijuana /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə, ˌmærɪˈwɑːnə, -ˈhwɑːnə/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Mexican Spanish
 Origin: mariguana, marihuana
an illegal drug smoked like a cigarette, made from the dried leaves of the hemp plant
   SYN  cannabis