noun
chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
• Syn: ↑Fagaceae, ↑family Fagaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fagales, ↑order Fagales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Fagus, ↑genus Fagus, ↑Castanea, ↑genus Castanea, ↑Castanopsis, ↑genus Castanopsis, ↑Chrysolepis, ↑genus Chrysolepis, ↑Lithocarpus, ↑genus Lithocarpus, ↑Nothofagus, ↑genus Nothofagus, ↑Quercus, ↑genus Quercus
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noun : fagaceae
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beech family,
a group of deciduous trees and shrubs, growing mostly in temperate regions, including the beeches, the oaks, and the chestnuts.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.