hemp family

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 112416772)
    is a type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    member holonym:
    • genus cannabis - hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae
    • genus humulus, humulus - hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
    belongs to: order urticales, urticales - an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae
    same as: cannabidaceae, family cannabidaceae

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