Hamamelidoxylon

Hamamelidoxylon
noun
genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidae, ↑subclass Hamamelidae

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\\-ˈdäksəˌlän\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hamamelid-, Hamamelis + -o- + -xylon
: a genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel

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  • Hamamelidoxylon — n. A genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel. Syn: genus {Hamamelidoxylon}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hamamelidoxylon — ham·a·mel·i·dox·y·lon …   English syllables

  • genus Hamamelidoxylon — noun genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel • Syn: ↑Hamamelidoxylon • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidae, ↑subclass Hamamelidae …   Useful english dictionary

  • dicot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hamamelidae — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • magnoliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subclass Hamamelidae — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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