HyperDic: witch-hazel_family

English > 1 sense of the expression witch-hazel family:
NOUNplantwitch-hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, family Hamamelidaceaecomprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
English > witch-hazel family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningComprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera.
SynonymsHamamelidaceae, family Hamamelidaceae
Member ofHamamelidae, subclass HamamelidaeA group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms
MembersCorylopsis, genus Corylopsissmall genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions / regions of Asia
Hamamelis, genus Hamamelisdeciduous shrubs or small trees
Parrotia, genus ParrotiaOne species
Parrotiopsis, genus ParrotiopsisOne species
genus Fothergilla, Fothergillasmall genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
genus Liquidambar, Liquidambarsweet gum
Broaderhamamelid dicot familyfamily of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Spanishhamamelidáceas
Catalanhamamelidàcies

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