genus cannabis

Noun
  1. Hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions;
    In some classifications included in the family Moraceae (synset 112417183)
    is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    member holonym: cannabis, hemp - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
    belongs to: cannabidaceae, family cannabidaceae, hemp family - two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae

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