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Betulaceae

noun
1.
Monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis).  Synonyms: birch family, family Betulaceae.





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"Betulaceae" Quotes from Famous Books



... of plants (Alnus) belonging to the order Betulaceae, the best-known of which is the common alder (A. glutinosa.) The genus comprises a few species of shrubs or trees, seldom reaching a large size, distributed through the North Temperate zone, and in the New World passing along the Andes southwards to Chile. The British ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


Words linked to "Betulaceae" :   genus Alnus, Corylaceae, subfamily Corylaceae, Alnus, genus Carpinus, genus Ostrya, Fagales, betulaceous, Carpinaceae, family Corylaceae, Corylus, family Betulaceae, Ostryopsis, genus Ostryopsis, Ostrya, subfamily Carpinaceae, hamamelid dicot family, genus Betula, genus Corylus, Carpinus, order Fagales, family Carpinaceae, Betula


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