Term: hamamelidae: a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder
Candidate hypernym: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders → 1
Candidate hypernym: staphylococcus: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections → 0
Candidate hypernym: turing machine: a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape → 0
Candidate hypernym: philosophy: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation → 0
Candidate hypernym: privilege: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all → 0
Candidate hypernym: fasces: bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism → 0
Candidate hypernym: sampling frequency: (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal → 0
Candidate hypernym: chic: elegance by virtue of being fashionable → 0
Candidate hypernym: jumpstart: starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car → 0
Candidate hypernym: icebreaker: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: brittle star: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc → 0