Definition of hamamelidae Hamamelidae

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What does hamamelidae mean?

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Noun
hamamelidae - a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder
		subclass Hamamelidae
		class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
		class dicotyledonae, class dicotyledones, class magnoliopsida, dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, magnoliopsida comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae
		hamamelid dicot family family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
		hamamelid dicot genus genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
		fagales, order fagales an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae
		amentiferae, group amentiferae used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins
		genus hamamelidanthum, hamamelidanthum genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region
		genus hamamelidoxylon, hamamelidoxylon genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
		genus hamamelites, hamamelites genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel