fagaceous

American

[fuh-gay-shuhs] / fəˈgeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Fagaceae, the beech family of plants.

fagaceous British

/ fəˈɡeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Fagaceae, a family of trees, including beech, oak, and chestnut, whose fruit is partly or wholly enclosed in a husk (cupule)

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Etymology

Origin of fagaceous

First recorded in 1900–05; from New Latin Fagace(ae) name of the family Fagus, the type genus, from Latin fāg(us) beech + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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