Fagales

plural noun

Fa·​ga·​les

fəˈgā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs distinguished chiefly by the inferior unilocular ovary containing two or more ovules

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Fagus + -ales

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