fagaceous

[ fuh-gey-shuhs ]

/ fəˈgeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

belonging to the Fagaceae, the beech family of plants.

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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

Words nearby fagaceous

Faeroese, faff, faffy, Fafnir, fag, fagaceous, fag end, Faggi, faggot, faggoting, faggotry

British Dictionary definitions for fagaceous

fagaceous

/ (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)

Word Origin for fagaceous

C19: from New Latin Fāgāceae, from Latin fāgus beech

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