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hydro

hydro

2 9.5
Cannabis grown without soil using water systems
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪdroʊ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : marihuana hidropónica
  • Cup of hydro.

Examples

  • I'll take a hydro.

    Waterworld (1995)

  • "Gimme some of that hydro, Dirty."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Stole the last pound of hydro weed for the party.

    Hustle & Flow (2005)

  • Only it was CalArts, circa 1998, hydro pot... which, by the way, I did go to the ER for.

    Blog text (16)

  • He prefers to buy hydro because he believes it tastes better than soil-grown cannabis.

  • After trying some high-quality hydro, I can understand why so many people rave about it.

  • At the festival, everyone was talking about the best strains of hydro they had experienced.

Synonyms

marihuana
vshydro
  • NSFW
1 6.2

A plant whose dried leaves and flowers are used as a drug or medicine

is an informal name for cannabis grown in water rather than soil
locoweed
vshydro
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A street name for the drug marijuana

is an informal name for cannabis grown in water not soil

Surface Forms

hydro singular
hydros plural

Etymology

Hydro as a slang name for cannabis comes from an old Greek word hydro- meaning 'water', because this weed is grown in water systems instead of soil, which is an easy way to remember the name.