hemp family

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hemp family - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hemp family
      n 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 [syn: Cannabidaceae, family Cannabidaceae
           , hemp family]