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
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: staphylococcus: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: turing machine: a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: philosophy: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: privilege: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: 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
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: sampling frequency: (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: chic: elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: jumpstart: starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: icebreaker: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
Broader: class: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders | Unrelated: brittle star: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc