We found 1 definitions of order fagales from 1 different sources.
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order fagales - an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae | ||
Fagales, order Fagales | ||
plant order the order of plants | ||
hamamelidae, subclass 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 | ||
beech family, fagaceae, family fagaceae chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus |