hamamelidaceous

[ ham-uh-mel-i-dey-shuhs, -mee-, li- ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.

Origin of hamamelidaceous

1
<New Latin Hamamelidace(ae) (Hamamelid-, stem of Hamamelis a genus <Greek hamamēlís kind of medlar tree; see hamadryad, melon) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for hamamelidaceous

hamamelidaceous

/ (ˌhæməˌmiːlɪˈdeɪʃəs, -ˌmɛlɪ-) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, a chiefly subtropical family of trees and shrubs that includes the witch hazel

Origin of hamamelidaceous

1
C19: from New Latin Hamamelis type genus, from Greek: medlar, from hama together with + mēlon fruit

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