betulaceous

betulaceous

(ˌbɛtjʊˈleɪʃəs)
adj
(Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of mostly N temperate catkin-bearing trees and shrubs such as birch and alder, some species of which reach the northern limits of tree growth
[C19: from Latin betula birch]
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Adj.1.betulaceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch familybetulaceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family
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Our observations of the floral development of betulaceous genera largely agree with Abbe (1935, 1938) with some exceptions in the absence of secondary and tertiary bracts.
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