noun
monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
• Syn: ↑Betulaceae, ↑birch family
• Derivationally related forms: ↑betulaceous (for: ↑Betulaceae)
• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fagales, ↑order Fagales
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.