fagaceous

fagaceous
/feuh gay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Fagaceae, the beech family of plants. Cf. beech family.
[ < NL Fagace(ae) name of the family (Fag(us) the type genus (L fagus BEECH) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fagaceous — adjective Of the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees …   Wiktionary

  • fagaceous — fa·ga·ceous …   English syllables

  • fagaceous —   a. belonging to beech family of trees …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • fagaceous — adjective see fagaceae * * * /feuh gay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Fagaceae, the beech family of plants. Cf. beech family. [ < NL Fagace(ae) name of the family (Fag(us) the type genus (L fagus BEECH) + aceae ACEAE) + OUS] * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nakai-Nam Theun Biodiversity Conservation Area — The Nakai Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) comprises one of the most pristine wildernesses remaining in South East Asia. Nakai Nam Theun NBCA covers approximately 3,445 km2 of the Annamite mountains and the adjacent Nakai… …   Wikipedia

  • Monocotyledon — Monocotyledons Temporal range: Early Cretaceous Recent Hemerocallis flower, with three flower parts in each whorl Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Fagaceae — Taxobox name = Beech family image width = 250px image caption = Holm Oak ( Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae familia authority = Dumortier… …   Wikipedia

  • Tsukuba Botanical Garden — The Tsukuba Botanical Garden (筑波実験植物園, 14 hectares, 36 acres) is a major botanical garden located near the University of Tsukuba at 4 1 1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.As …   Wikipedia

  • Thekla Resvoll — Thekla Susanne Ragnhild Resvoll (22 May, 1871 in Vågå, Oppland – 14 June, 1948 in Oslo) was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural history education and nature conservation together with her sister, Hanna Resvoll Holmsen.… …   Wikipedia

  • Liliopsida — ? Monocotiledóneas …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”