| Noun | 1. | family Hamamelidaceae - comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera hamamelid dicot family - family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins 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 genus Hamamelis, Hamamelis - deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel Corylopsis, genus Corylopsis - small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia genus Fothergilla, Fothergilla - small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar - sweet gum genus Parrotia, Parrotia - one species: iron tree genus Parrotiopsis, Parrotiopsis - one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains |