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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 can·na·bis /ˈkænəbəs/
 印度大麻,其晒乾的花

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 can·na·bis /ˈkænəbəs/ 名詞
 大麻,印度瓜紫麻

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Can·na·bis prop. n.
 1. Bot. A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp.
 Cannabis Indica the Indian hemp, now considered a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), originating in Asia but now grown widely around the world.  It can be formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and tough fabric.  The dried leaves and female flowers are smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it.  The THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal in most states of the United States.  Once classified as a narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 cannabis
      n 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 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 [syn: marijuana, marihuana,
          ganja]