sinsemilla

[ sin-suh-mil-uh ]

noun

1. marijuana from seedless female hemp plants that contain very high levels of THC.

sinsemilla

/ ˌsɪnsəˈmiːljə /

noun

1. a type of marijuana with a very high narcotic content
2. the plant from which it is obtained

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinsemilla¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from Latin American Spanish (Mexico), equivalent to Spanish sin “without” (from Latin sine ) + semilla “seed,” apparently continuation of Old Spanish dialect semilia, by dissimilation from Late Latin sēminia, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of sēminium, derivative of Latin sēmen “seed, semen”; semen

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinsemilla¹

C20: from American Spanish, literally: without seed

Example Sentences

This was primarily due to a rising market share of stronger varieties, such as sinsemilla.

From The Guardian

His slew of cannabis products, including concentrates and vape cartridges, were adorned with Dia De Los Muertos inspired-art and stamped with the tagline “Sinsemilla Mas Fina” and names like “Fiesta Flower,” “Caliente Budder” and “Siesta HCE,” a cannabis extract.

From Los Angeles Times

They learned the practice known as sinsemilla, in which female cannabis plants are isolated from the pollen of their male counterparts, which causes the females to produce high levels of THC.

From The New Yorker

You get the feeling that Rogen and Goldberg got baked on some seventh-generation Humboldt sinsemilla with Jonah Hill and James Franco and spent a long Hollywood evening challenging each other: You will not actually make a foulmouthed atheist cartoon featuring a same-sex interfaith relationship between bakery products!

From Salon

We send them our chiva, our sinsemilla, our coca.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• bhang
• cannabis
• dope
• hashish
• hemp
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