HAMAMELIDAE • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • 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" : hamamelid dicot family, Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidoxylon, Hamamelites, witch-hazel family, Hamamelidanthum, Amentiferae, hamamelid dicot genus, order Fagales, class Dicotyledones, genus Hamamelites, subclass Hamamelidae, Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, family Hamamelidaceae, class Dicotyledonae, group Amentiferae, Fagales, genus Hamamelidanthum, class, genus Hamamelidoxylon, class Magnoliopsida