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English noun: hemp family

1. hemp family (plant) 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


SynonymsCannabidaceae, family Cannabidaceae


Broader (hypernym)dicot family, magnoliopsid family


Member holonymgenus Cannabis, genus Humulus, Humulus


Member meronymorder Urticales, Urticales









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