noun
deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae
• Syn: ↑Ostryopsis
• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Betulaceae, ↑family Betulaceae, ↑birch family
Useful english dictionary. 2012.