fagaceae
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- chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches, chestnuts, oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, QuercusSynonyms: family Fagaceaebeech familyType of hamamelid dicot familyMember of Fagales, order FagalesMembers Nothofagus, Lithocarpus, Quercus, Chrysolepis, Castanea, Castanopsis, Fagus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fagaceae prop. n.
a natural family of chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs, including beeches, chestnuts, and oaks; it includes the genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; and Quercus. Syn. — family Fagaceae, beech family.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5