Family Cannabidaceae (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The botanical classification of the Cannabaceae family, which includes both marijuana and hemp, remains somewhat ambiguous due to varying interpretations of the family Cannabidaceae.
- Cannabis is the only genus in the family Cannabidaceae that produces the psychoactive compound THC, making it the primary focus of the marijuana industry.
- Some sources place the Cannabidaceae family within the more inclusive family Urticaceae in plant systematics.
- Genomes by the Cannabaceae project includes draft DNA sequences of Cannabis as well as the genus of common hop Humulus.
- Hop, member of the family Cannabidaceae, of the order Urticales, is used in the brewing industry for its bitter flavour.