Hypernym

noun

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

Member_meronym

hamamelid dicot family 1

noun

family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

hamamelid dicot genus 1

noun

genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

Dicotyledones 1

noun

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

Fagales 1

noun

an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae

Amentiferae 1

noun

used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins

Hamamelidae 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

subclass Hamamelidae 1
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

Member_holonym

hamamelid dicot family 1

noun

family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

hamamelid dicot genus 1

noun

genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

Dicotyledones 1

noun

Fagales 1

noun

an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae

Amentiferae 1

noun

used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins