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Definition of Fagales
1. Noun. An order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Member holonyms: Beech Family, Fagaceae, Family Fagaceae, Betulaceae, Birch Family, Family Betulaceae
Group relationships: Hamamelidae, Subclass Hamamelidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fagales
Literary usage of Fagales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature and Development of Plants by Carlton Clarence Curtis (1918)
"The Beech family, order Fagales: A, inflorescence of oak (Quer- cus)—s, staminate
ament; p, ... Flower and fruit of the beech (Fagus), order Fagales: A, ..."
2. Morphology of Angiosperms: (Morphology of Spermatophytes. Part II) by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1903)
"This is an alliance parallel with the Juglandales and Fagales, with the distinct
and bracteate perianth, which, as in Fagales, is definitely cyclic. ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Remains of the cypress (Taxodium) and the gum (Nyssa) which are usually present
in deposits of this age have not been detected. Fagales Carpinus caroliniana ..."
4. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"... the Maryland Pleistocene have not yet been found in North Carolina. Fagales
CARPINUS CAROLINIANA Walt. ..."
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