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HAMAMELITES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
Synonyms:
genus Hamamelites; Hamamelites
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hamamelites" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Holonyms ("Hamamelites" is a member of...):
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)
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