Hamamelidaceae
plural noun
Ham·a·mel·i·da·ce·ae
ˌhaməˌmeləˈdāsēˌē
: a family of shrubs and trees (order Rosales) having small often clustered flowers and a bicarpellate bilocular ovary and comprising the witch hazels and related plants see fothergilla, hamamelis
hamamelidaceous adjective
¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗¦dāshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Hamamelid-, Hamamelis, type genus + -aceae