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/bech'oo lay"sheuhs/, adj.belonging to the Betulaceae, the birch family of plants. Cf. birch family.[ < L betul(a) birch + -ACEOUS]
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betulaceous — bet·u·la·ceous … English syllables
betulaceous — /bɛtjuˈleɪʃəs/ (say betyooh layshuhs) adjective belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of trees and shrubs including the birch, alder, etc. {Latin betula birch + aceous} …
betulaceous — adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family • Pertains to noun: ↑Betulaceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑Betulaceae * * * adjective see betulaceae * * * /bech oo lay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Betulaceae,… … Useful english dictionary
alder — /ˈɔldə/ (say awlduh) noun 1. any betulaceous shrub or tree of the genus Alnus, growing in moist places in northern temperate or colder regions. 2. any of various trees or shrubs resembling, or with timber resembling, this genus. {Middle English;… …
Betulaceae — noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) • Syn: ↑family Betulaceae, ↑birch family • Derivationally related forms: ↑betulaceous • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family … Useful english dictionary
birch family — noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) • Syn: ↑Betulaceae, ↑family Betulaceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑betulaceous (for: ↑Betulaceae) … Useful english dictionary
birch tree — noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark • Syn: ↑birch • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑yellow birch, ↑Betula alleghaniensis, ↑Betula leutea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Betulaceae — noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) • Syn: ↑Betulaceae, ↑birch family • Derivationally related forms: ↑betulaceous (for: ↑Betulaceae) • … Useful english dictionary
corylaceous — |kȯrə|lāshəs adjective Etymology: New Latin Corylaceae + English ous : of or relating to the genus Corylus : betulaceous … Useful english dictionary
