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Maricopa
mariculture
Marie Byrd Land
Marie-Galante
Marietta
marigold
marigram
marigraph
marijuana
marimba
Marina
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marijuana
mar·i·jua·na [ màrrə wnə, màrrə hwnə ] or mar·i·hua·na [ màrrə wnə, màrrə hwnə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  cannabis (sense 1)

2. hemp plant: the Indian hemp plant that is the source of the drugs marijuana and cannabis. Latin name Cannabis sativa.
[Late 19th century. < Mexican Spanish mariguana]
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