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English noun: birch family

1. birch family (plant) monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)


SynonymsBetulaceae, family Betulaceae


Broader (hypernym)hamamelid dicot family


Member holonymAlnus, Betula, Carpinaceae, Carpinus, Corylaceae, Corylus, family Carpinaceae, family Corylaceae, genus Alnus, genus Betula, genus Carpinus, genus Corylus, genus Ostrya, genus Ostryopsis, Ostrya, Ostryopsis, subfamily Carpinaceae, subfamily Corylaceae


Member meronymFagales, order Fagales









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