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beech family
[ beech fam-uh-lee, fam-lee ]
noun
- the plant family Fagaceae, characterized by mostly deciduous trees and shrubs having alternate, usually toothed or lobed leaves, male flowers in catkins and female flowers either solitary or in clusters, and bearing a nut enclosed in a cupule or bur, including the beeches, chestnuts, and oaks.
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Origin of beech family1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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