Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hashish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hasheesh \Hash"eesh\, Hashish \Hash"ish\, n. [Ar. hash[=i]sh.]
A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp
({Cannabis saltiva}), of the variety Indica, when cultivated
in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which
the resinous product is obtained. It is narcotic, and has
long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect. See
{Bhang}, and {Ganja}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hashish
n : purified resinous extract of hemp plant; used as a
hallucinogen [syn: {hash}]
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