noun
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
• Syn: ↑family Cannabidaceae, ↑hemp family
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Urticales, ↑order Urticales
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Cannabis, ↑Humulus, ↑genus Humulus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.