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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hasheesh \Hash"eesh\ Hashish \Hash"ish\ (h[a^]sh"[=e]sh), n.
     [Ar. hash[imac]sh.]
     A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp
     ({Cannabis sativa}), 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. The
     active psychoactive principle has been identified as
     tetrahydrocannabinol. See {Bhang}, and {Ganja}.
  
     Syn: hash.
          [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hasheesh
       n : purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a
           hallucinogen [syn: {hashish}, {haschisch}, {hash}]

















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