marijuana vs weed

weed vs marijuana

marijuana and weed both are nouns.

marijuana is not a verb while weed is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marijuana	Yes	No	No	No
weed	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

marijuana: 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
weed: street names for marijuana

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

marijuana (noun)	weed (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	street names for marijuana
a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction	a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
	any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

marijuana (verb)	weed (verb)
	clear of weeds

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