Betulaceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Betulaceae \Betulaceae\ n.
     1. a natural family of monoecious trees and shrubs, including
        the genera {Betula}; {Alnus}; {Carpinus}; {Corylus};
        {Ostrya}; and {Ostryopsis}.
  
     Syn: family {Betulaceae}, birch family.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Betulaceae
       n : monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and
           Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
           [syn: {family Betulaceae}, {birch family}]