HAMAMELIDAE • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Hamamelidae

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Hamamelidae n. A group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; they have a perianth poorly developed or lacking, and flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated. The group contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes it is classified as a superorder.

Synonyms: subclass Hamamelidae.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Hamamelidae" : Dicotyledones, class, hamamelid dicot genus, genus Hamamelidoxylon, witch-hazel family, class Dicotyledonae, family Hamamelidaceae, Fagales, group Amentiferae, order Fagales, Hamamelites, genus Hamamelites, Magnoliopsida, Hamamelidoxylon, genus Hamamelidanthum, class Magnoliopsida, Hamamelidanthum, class Dicotyledones, Hamamelidaceae, hamamelid dicot family, subclass Hamamelidae, Amentiferae