Hamamelidaceae

plural noun

Ham·​a·​mel·​i·​da·​ce·​ae

ˌhaməˌmeləˈdāsēˌē

: a family of shrubs and trees (order Rosales) having small often clustered flowers and a bicarpellate bilocular ovary and comprising the witch hazels and related plants see fothergilla, hamamelis

hamamelidaceous

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗¦dāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Hamamelid-, Hamamelis, type genus + -aceae

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