betulaceous

betulaceous

(ˌbɛtjʊˈleɪʃəs) adj (Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of mostly N temperate catkin-bearing trees and shrubs such as birch and alder, some species of which reach the northern limits of tree growth[C19: from Latin betula birch]

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betulaceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family