Hamamelidae

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A former group of mostly woody flowering plants like oaks and birches

noun

Archaic

: Hamamelidae

In older classifications, oaks and birches were united under Hamamelidae due to similarities in floral structure.

Examples

Many trees within the Hamamelidae produce their flowers in catkins, which are adapted for wind pollination.
Some botanists now divide the Hamamelidae among several other modern plant groups.
The Hamamelidae family includes many deciduous trees.
Did you know that Hamamelidae encompasses oaks and birches?
In older classifications, oaks and birches were united under Hamamelidae due to similarities in floral structure.
Many trees within the Hamamelidae produce their flowers in catkins, which are adapted for wind pollination.
Some botanists now divide the Hamamelidae among several other modern plant groups.

Surface Forms

Hamamelidae singular

Hamamelidae plural

Hamamelidaes singular

Etymology

Hamamelidae comes from the plant name Hamamelis, witch-hazel, and that plant name comes from Greek parts hama 'together' and mēlon 'fruit'. So the name recalls how some of these plants often have leaves and fruit at the same time.