<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Also called Indian hemp, marijuana.</li><li>a tall, coarse plant, <em>Cannabis sativa</em>, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.</li><li>the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fabric, etc.</li><li>any of various plants resembling hemp.</li><li>any of various fibers similar to hemp.</li><li>a narcotic drug, as marijuana or hashish, prepared from the hemp plant.</li></ul>