marihuana vs skunk

skunk vs marihuana

marihuana and skunk both are nouns.

marihuana is not a verb while skunk is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marihuana	Yes	No	No	No
skunk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, skunk is a hyponym of marihuana; that is, skunk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marihuana:

marihuana: 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
skunk: street names for marijuana

Other hyponyms of marihuana include Acapulco gold, Mexican green, dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, smoke, weed, kief.

marihuana (noun)	skunk (noun)
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	American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction	street names for marijuana
	a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

marihuana (verb)	skunk (verb)
	defeat by a lurch

Difference between marihuana and skunk

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