Fagaceae

2 definitions found

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

  Fagaceae \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.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fagaceae
       n : chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts;
           oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus;
           Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus [syn: {family Fagaceae},
            {beech family}]