Cannabidaceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cannabidaceae \Cannabidaceae\ n.
     1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or
        twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera {Cannabis} and
        {Humulus}; this term is 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.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cannabidaceae
       n : 2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: 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}]