subfamily Corylaceae

Definitions of subfamily Corylaceae
  1. noun
    used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
    synonyms: Corylaceae, family Corylaceae
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    type of:
    hamamelid dicot family
    family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
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