ETYM Latin, hemp. Related to Canvas.
1. Any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs; SYN. hemp.
2. The dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect; SYN. marijuana, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.