'Fagaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Fagaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus [syn: Fagaceae, family Fagaceae, beech family]
Definition of 'Fagaceae'
From: GCIDE
- Fagaceae \Fagaceae\ prop. n. a natural family of chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs, including beeches, chestnuts, and oaks; it includes the genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; and Quercus.
- Syn: family Fagaceae, beech family. [WordNet 1.5]